Figure 34. Summary of depth and bottom-type information, compiled at 10-meter intervals for the northwestern Gulf of Maine. (a) Hypsometric graph shows a generally decreasing area of seafloor as depth increases. (b) Bar graph depicting the area within each of these 10-m intervals that is covered by rocky, gravelly, sandy, and muddy substrates. (c) Bar graph derived from A and B, depicting the percent of each 10-m depth interval that is covered by the four major bottom types.

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