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Spatial Extent of Data

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USGS Thesaurus Keywords

grain-size analysis, navigational data, sea-floor characteristics, marine geology, geospatial datasets

ISO 19115 Topic Category

oceans, location, geoscientificInformation

Other Subject Keywords

point shapefile, texture, WHSC, GIS, surficial classification, U.S. Geological Survey, sand, Open-File Report 03-001, points, sediment classification, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Science Center, CMGP, sediment, USGS, Bigelow Laboratory, grain size, gravel, Geographic Information System

Place Keywords

Estes Head, Cobscook Bay, Shackford Head, Deep Cove, Maine, Broad Cove, Gulf of Maine, U.S. East Coast, Atlantic, Eastport

Sediment Data from Cobscook Bay, Maine (LARSEN03 shapefile)

The data in this layer were generated as part of an environmental impact statement evaluating the construction of a proposed 250,000 barrel per day oil refinery and marine terminal. Permits for this facility, which would serve the Eastport, Maine area, were requested by the Pittston Company of New York.

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Author(s) Lawrence J. Poppe
Publication Date 2003
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Metadata Date 2021-11-16
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Harvest Source: Coastal and Marine Geoscience Data System
Harvest Date: 2025-04-02T05:09:16.090Z