. Maryland geological survey . low, it may sink to insignificance or may disappear addition to these features, bars, spits, and other formations of thischaracter are frequently met with. Along the Atlantic coast of Mary-land similar features are present, although the shore line is modified bythe presence of extensive barrier beaches thrown up by the more powerfulwaves of the ocean. The subaqueous platform is here more extensiveand characteristic than within the confines of Chesapeake Bay. Itextends out with a gentle slope to the 100-fathom line at a distance ofabout 100 miles fro
. Maryland geological survey . low, it may sink to insignificance or may disappear addition to these features, bars, spits, and other formations of thischaracter are frequently met with. Along the Atlantic coast of Mary-land similar features are present, although the shore line is modified bythe presence of extensive barrier beaches thrown up by the more powerfulwaves of the ocean. The subaqueous platform is here more extensiveand characteristic than within the confines of Chesapeake Bay. Itextends out with a gentle slope to the 100-fathom line at a distance ofabout 100 miles from the shore. Were the present coast line to be elevated, the subaqueous platform which is How building would appear as a well-de fined terrace of variable width, with a surface gently sloping toward the water. This surface would fringe the entire Atlantic and Bay shore as well as that of the iaries. The sen cliff would at first be sharp and easily distinguished, MARYLAND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. PLIOCENE AND PLEISTOCENE, PLATE £ S8l y Q t? £ ^ D « & < 3 < W o w j te
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