Figure 8. Formation of calving embayment in the Bangor quadrangle area. A. Ice flow was southerly (175° azimuth vector mean) during glacial maximum. B. More rapid calving in deep water within the Penobscot River lowland formed a calving embayment. Click on the images for a larger view.

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