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Grand Banks
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Grand Banks
An extensive area of shoals in the western Atlantic Ocean off southeast Newfoundland, Canada. The mingling of the cold Labrador Current and the warmer Gulf Stream and the shallowness of the water make the area a major source of food fish.
Grand Banks
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(Placename) a part of the continental shelf in the Atlantic, extending for about 560 km (350 miles) off the SE coast of Newfoundland: meeting place of the cold Labrador Current and the warm Gulf Stream, producing frequent fogs and rich fishing grounds
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The last sighting was in 1852, on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, when one, solitary bird was spotted.
Lasting reminder of a long-lost species; Museum displays bird's egg by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
They said the same thing about the Grand Banks of Newfoundland which were totally fished out and the same thing was said about herring in the North Sea, yet they are also fished out.
Letter: Voice of the North - No fish in the North Sea within 10 years by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
But seas became rough and the salvagers decided to try to tow the hull section about 80 miles to the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, where seas were expected to be smoother.
TITANIC RECOVERY FAILS; OCEAN LINER'S HULL SINKS AGAIN by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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