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• New York Bight — A colorized depiction of the Hudson Canyon and New York Bight. The New York Bight is a slight indentation along the Atlantic coast of the United States, extending northeasterly from Cape May Inlet in New Jersey to Montauk Point on the eastern tip …   Wikipedia

• Neupokoyev Bight — (70°5′S 4°45′E / 70.083°S 4.75°E / 70.083; 4.75) is a bight 30 nautical miles (60 km) wide, indenting the ice shelf that fringes the coast of Queen Maud L …   Wikipedia

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