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Map showing the Grand Banks. The Grand Banks of Newfoundland are a series of underwater plateaus south-east of the island of Newfoundland on the North American continental shelf. The Grand Banks are one of the world's richest fishing grounds, supporting Atlantic cod, swordfish, haddock and capelin, as well as shellfish, seabirds and sea mammals.
The purpose of this Atlas of Human Activities is to examine the spatial distribution of human activities in the offshore area of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Such an examination will contribute to management planning for the offshore component of the Placentia Bay/Grand Banks LOMA.
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A chart of the Banks of Newfoundland - Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center. From: Boston Athenaeum, Cartographic Collection / American Revolutionary War-Era Maps.
7 Φεβ 2006 · The Grand Banks, part of Canada's continental shelf, lying southeast of the Island of Newfoundland, consist of several separate banks, foremost of which are Grand, Green and St Pierre; their area (for water depths shallower than 200 m) is 282 500 km 2. Water depths over the banks are generally less than 100 m.
This atlas was developed to display maps of recent activities, such as fisheries, oil and gas and commercial shipping within the study area on the Grand Banks.
Grand Banks, portion of the North American continental shelf in the Atlantic Ocean, lying southeast of Newfoundland island, Canada. Noted as an international fishing ground, the banks extend for 350 miles (560 km) north to south and for 420 miles (675 km) east to west.
