Physiographic features on the northern Gulf of Mexico continental slope |
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| Authors: | Arnold H Bouma William R Bryant |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Geology & Geophysics, Louisiana State University, 70803 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA;(2) Department of Oceanography, Texas A & M University, 77843 College Station, Texas, USA |
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| Abstract: | The continental slope of the northern Gulf of Mexico is diapirically controlled and is comprised of coalescing salt sheets, salt withdrawal basins, salt ridges, salt tongues and sills, and submarine canyons. Bathymetric information from single-beam data has resulted in several published maps. Many of the map areas have been remapped, using multibeam surveys, by the US National Ocean Service, and names have been given to the major physiographic features. The multibeam program was discontinued before complete coverage of the slope was accomplished. We provide charts of the remaining areas with names of features that have been accepted by the US Board of Geographic Names. |
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