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Fisherman's Point, Ross Ross Formation Deepwater Channels, Slumps and Submarine Sand Volcanoes

This page represents a gallery of photographs that illustrate the geology of the Upper Ross Formation where it outcrops along the Atlantic shore at Fisherman's Point, north of the Shannon Estuary. Click on highlighted Deepwater Gallery for access to a complete index to this gallery or access items from this gallery using the pull down menu on the header bar above.

The photographs in this gallery were taken by Christopher Kendall, and Peter Haughton. We hope you enjoy the results of our collaboration.

The gallery illustrates the character of the deepwater sediments of the upper Ross Formation. Here the deepwater fan lobes exhibit channeling and some slumped horizons that extends over most of these exposures. Sand volcanoes are exposed here too.

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