Georges Bank
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The U.S. and Canada also argued for years over the right to fish around Georges Bank, a rich scallop ground between Nova Scotia and Maine, until the dispute was settled in international court in 1984.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2022
“Here we are 20 years later and we’ve got more Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank haddock than has ever been detected in the last 100 years,” he said.
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2016
The other is Georges Bank, also off of New England and facing a distressed cod stock.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 1, 2014
There, the dying animal visited the heads of deep ocean canyons that are cut into the North American coastal platform before returning to Georges Bank and, in Stormy’s words, “hanging out.”
From Scientific American ● Aug. 9, 2013
And to this school went John Quinbey, first, however, putting in one season on the Georges Bank, where, in a lucky craft, he made money.
From The Grain Ship by Robertson, Morgan
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