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Nantucket Shoals is an area of dangerously shallow water in the Atlantic Ocean that extends from Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, eastward for 23 miles (37 km) and southeastward for 40 miles (64 km); in places water depth can be as shallow as 3 feet (0.91 m). Depth soundings are unpredictable due to the constant change caused by strong currents, which are rotary rather than reversing. The shoals lie just off of a major transatlantic shipping lane. Numerous ships have been wrecked here, most recently and notably the oil tanker Argo Merchant in December 1976. Until 1983, the edge of the shoals was guarded by the Nantucket Lightship.

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  • Nantucket Shoals (fr)
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  • Nantucket Shoals is an area of dangerously shallow water in the Atlantic Ocean that extends from Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, eastward for 23 miles (37 km) and southeastward for 40 miles (64 km); in places water depth can be as shallow as 3 feet (0.91 m). Depth soundings are unpredictable due to the constant change caused by strong currents, which are rotary rather than reversing. The shoals lie just off of a major transatlantic shipping lane. Numerous ships have been wrecked here, most recently and notably the oil tanker Argo Merchant in December 1976. Until 1983, the edge of the shoals was guarded by the Nantucket Lightship. (en)
  • Les Nantucket Shoals (« hauts-fonds de Nantucket » en français) sont une zone marine d'une profondeur dangereusement faible située dans l'océan Atlantique depuis l'île de Nantucket (Massachusetts) vers l'est sur 37 km et vers le sud-est sur 64 km. Par endroits, leur profondeur peut ne pas dépasser 91 cm ; la profondeur exacte reste imprévisible, car en constant changement à cause des forts courants. Ces hauts-fonds se trouvent juste à côté d'une grande voie de navigation transatlantique. De nombreux navires y ont fait naufrage, notamment le pétrolier Argo Merchant en décembre 1976. Jusqu'en 1983, la frontière de la zone était surveillé par le . (fr)
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  • Nantucket Shoals is an area of dangerously shallow water in the Atlantic Ocean that extends from Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, eastward for 23 miles (37 km) and southeastward for 40 miles (64 km); in places water depth can be as shallow as 3 feet (0.91 m). Depth soundings are unpredictable due to the constant change caused by strong currents, which are rotary rather than reversing. The shoals lie just off of a major transatlantic shipping lane. Numerous ships have been wrecked here, most recently and notably the oil tanker Argo Merchant in December 1976. Until 1983, the edge of the shoals was guarded by the Nantucket Lightship. Nantucket Shoals is made up of the following features: * Asia Rip * Davis Bank * Fishing Rip * Middle Rip * Phelps Bank According to the 2010 edition of the United States Coast Pilot, the International Maritime Organization has established an "area to be avoided" for the Nantucket Shoals. Vessels transporting oil or hazardous materials and vessels of more than 1,000 gross tons should avoid the area bounded by the points in the below table. (en)
  • Les Nantucket Shoals (« hauts-fonds de Nantucket » en français) sont une zone marine d'une profondeur dangereusement faible située dans l'océan Atlantique depuis l'île de Nantucket (Massachusetts) vers l'est sur 37 km et vers le sud-est sur 64 km. Par endroits, leur profondeur peut ne pas dépasser 91 cm ; la profondeur exacte reste imprévisible, car en constant changement à cause des forts courants. Ces hauts-fonds se trouvent juste à côté d'une grande voie de navigation transatlantique. De nombreux navires y ont fait naufrage, notamment le pétrolier Argo Merchant en décembre 1976. Jusqu'en 1983, la frontière de la zone était surveillé par le . Les Nantucket Shoals sont découpés selon les zones suivantes : * Asia Rip * Davis Bank * Fishing Rip * Middle Rip * Phelps Bank Selon l'édition 2010 de l'ouvrage United States Coast Pilot édité par l'Organisation maritime internationale, une « zone à éviter » a été établie dans ces hauts-fonds. Les navires pétroliers ou transportant des matières dangereuses et les navires de plus de 1 000 tonnes doivent éviter la zone délimitée par les six points délimitant l'hexagone rose de la carte ci-contre. (fr)
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