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fathom curve

fathom curve

[′fath·əm ‚kərv]
(oceanography)
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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"The Hundred Fathom Curve" is John Barr's exploration of Americana from the perspectives of the war veteran, where the question of humanity enters strongly into it.
This area along the Panhandle is known as the Edge, that fathom curve where the water drops drastically from a couple hundred feet to over 1,000 feet over a short distance.
Those directions will land you on the northern tip of the 30 fathom curve.
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