Submerged HoloceneWave-Cut Cliffs in the South-eastern Part of the Baltic Sea: Reinterpretation Based on Recent Bathymetrical Data - The Baltic Sea Basin - page 211

10.5 Results

The seafloor slope map allows to visualize the step-like structure of the underwater
slope of the Gdansk Deep, with the structure being dependent on the fossil coast
levels (Fig. 10.2 ) . The maximum slope lines correspond to the wave-cut cliff axes
and generally coincide with mid-lines of the cliffs. The exceptions include only

19°30'E 20°E 20°30'E

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Cliffs SAMBIAN

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Fig. 10.3 Axial lines of submerged cliffs (average depths (m): 1 , 21; 2 , 29; 3 , 38; 4 , 48; 5 , 53;
6 , 62; 7 , 68; 8 , 76; 9 , 88; 10 , limits of polygenetic submerged cliffs with colours corresponding
to individual cliffs; 11 , location of certain typical echo-sounder profiles (P1 and P2); 12 , offshore
boundary of the study area; 13 , isobaths (m); 14 , Russian state and EEZ borders