GULF OF MAINE

Sept. 3, 2018

Recently, the sea surface temperature in the Gulf of Maine, a normally cold, high-latitude portion of the North Atlantic Ocean, touched 20.5 degrees Celsius after many years due to an unusual heatwave.

About:

  • The Gulf of Maine is a large gulf of the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of North America.

  • It is bounded by Cape Cod at the eastern tip of Massachusetts in the southwest and by Cape Sable Island at the southern tip of Nova Scotia in the northeast.

  • It is characterized by powerful tides which mix the influx of North Atlantic waters with fresh waters from 60 rivers which drain into it.

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