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Blake Ridge

Map showing location of Blake Ridge with respect to Atlantic coastline

Location of Blake Ridge with respect to Atlantic coastline.
Source: B. E. Tucholke, R. E. Houtz, and W. J. Ludwig, 1982, Sediment thickness and depth to basement in the western North Atlantic Ocean basin, AAPG Bulletin 66:1393.

Topographic map showing the locations of landslides and diapirs on top of the BSR in the Blake Ridge area

Topographic map showing the locations of landslides and diapirs on top of the BSR in the Blake Ridge area.
Source: W. P. Dillon and M. D. Max, 2000, The U.S. Atlantic Continental Margin; the Best-Known Gas Hydrate Locality, in M. D. Max (ed.),
Natural Gas Hydrate in Oceanic and Permafrost Environments.