Figure 18. Gulf of Maine bathymetry exaggerated 75 times, showing Georges and Browns Bank and the Northeast Channel. Georges Bank has depths as shallow as 13 feet, which would cause most tsunami waves to break, though tsunami energy could pass through the Northeast Channel and radiate out towards the coastline and up the Bay of Fundy (image modified from GoMOOS).

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