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.

Source : Indian Express

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