Figure F4. General circulation pattern of the Mediterranean Outflow Water (MOW) pathway in the North Atlantic (modified from Iorga and Lozier, 1999). Red circles filled with yellow indicate relative location of proposed sites. AB = Agadir Basin, BAP = Biscay Abyssal Plain, BB = Bay of Biscay, EP = Extremadura Promontory, GaB = Galicia Bank, GoB = Gorringe Bank, HAP = Horseshoe Abyssal Plain, MAP = Madeira Abyssal Plain, MI = Madeira Island, PAP = Porcupine Abyssal Plain, RC = Rockall Channel, SAP = Seine Abyssal Plain, St.V = Cape São Vicente, TAP = Tagus Abyssal Plain.
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