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Gulf of Maine waters are more strongly influenced by the Labrador Current, making the gulf waters significantly colder and more nutrient-rich than those found to the south. Undersea valleys in the central basin can reach depths of 1,500 feet (500 m), while undersea mountains rise up 800 feet (240 m) from the sea floor, almost reaching the ...
This is a list of U.S. states and territories ranked by their coastline length. 30 states have a coastline: 23 with a coastline on the Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean (including the Gulf of Mexico and Gulf of Maine), and/or Pacific Ocean, and 8 with a Great Lakes shoreline. New York has coasts on both the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.
Map of major river basins. ... Tennessee River Basin; 15. Ohio River Basin; 16. South Atlantic-Gulf Basin; 17. Mid-Atlantic Basin; 18. New England Basin; Alaska
Portland Head Light, Maine, William Aiken Walker. Casco Bay is an inlet of the Gulf of Maine on the coast of Maine in the United States.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's chart for Casco Bay marks the dividing line between the bay and the Gulf of Maine as running from Bald Head on Cape Small in Phippsburg west-southwest to Dyer Point in Cape Elizabeth.
The drainage that discharges into the Gulf of Mexico from and including Sabine Pass to the Rio Grande Basin boundary. Includes parts of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Texas. 181,886 sq mi (471,080 km 2) 25,200,000: HUC12: 13 Rio Grande region: The drainage within the United States of: the Rio Grande Basin
2. KENNEBUNKPORT, MAINE. Of all the adorable and atmospheric towns in the Pine Tree State, Kennebunkport might be the one that gets the most press.
Massachusetts Bay is itself part of the Gulf of Maine, which extends from Nova Scotia south to Cape Cod Bay. Cape Cod Bay is sometimes considered to be part of Massachusetts Bay. Under this interpretation, the name "Massachusetts Bay" denotes the entire rectangular area of ocean between Cape Ann and Cape Cod.
The Androscoggin River (Abenaki: Ammoscongon) [6] is a river in the U.S. states of Maine and New Hampshire, in northern New England. It is 178 miles (286 km) [7] long and joins the Kennebec River at Merrymeeting Bay in Maine before its water empties into the Gulf of Maine on the Atlantic Ocean. Its drainage basin is 3,530 square miles (9,100 km ...