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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 ...
Island name/other name(s): The primary name of the island, along with any additional names it may be known by. Town/county : Identifies the town and county associated with the island. This serves as a reference point, as Maine's islands often have complex jurisdictional histories, including independent towns, parts of mainland municipalities ...
Maine has one primary Interstate highway, I-95, within its borders, as well as four related routes: I-195, I-295, I-395, and the unsigned I-495.All Interstate highways in Maine are part of the National Highway System and, as such, receive some degree of federal funding.
Number Length (mi) Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes US 1: 527.19: 848.43 US 1 in Portsmouth, NH: Route 161 in Clair, NB
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.
3. OGUNQUIT, MAINE. Lobster shacks and sandy beaches have come to define Ogunquit. Honestly, those are two pretty awesome (and accurate) drawcards. This picturesque little town on Maine’s ...
It separates the Gulf of Maine from the Atlantic Ocean. The origin of its name is obscure. The 1610 Velasco map, prepared for King James I of England, used the name "S. Georges Banck", a common practice when the name of the English patron saint, St. George, was sprinkled around the English-colonized world. By the 1850s, it was known simply as ...
This is a list of bays along the Atlantic coast of Maine, roughly in order from northeast to southwest, and divided by county.. Washington County. Passamaquoddy Bay; Cobscook Bay