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APPENDI X I I BOTTOM PHOTOGRAPHS<br />

Bottom photographs were exami ned to determi ne the<br />

microstructure of the sediment surface, the direction of<br />

bottom currents (see Chapter 6), and the type and activity<br />

of benthic organisms. Benthic activity and the effect of<br />

bottom currents is most pronounced on the Greater Antilles<br />

Outer Ridge, while currents are weak or absent and benthic<br />

activity is greatly reduced on the Nares Abyssal Plain and<br />

on the north slope of the Puerto Rico Trench. Unless<br />

otherwise noted in the photograph descriptions (Table A2.1),<br />

the microrelief is roughly 1-2 cm for tracks, trails, and<br />

current lineations, 2-5 em for burrow mounds, and 4-6 cm<br />

for ripples.<br />

The bottom photographs studied were taken from the<br />

following ships: ATLANTIS II (AII), CHAIN (CH), KNORR (KN),<br />

LONG LINES (LL), STANLEY ANGWIN (SA), and WILLEBROAD<br />

SNELLIUS (WS). Locations and depths (in corrected meters)<br />

are the mean values for each station. Stations with<br />

compass-oriented photographs are indicated by an asterisk<br />

(*). GAOR refers to the Greater Antilles Outer Ridge.<br />

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