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        Fig. 2.23.— Satellite image of Great Bahama Bank. Note that the sea floor is visible over most of the bank as water depth is less
       than 10 m in most areas. The entire bank is part of the carbonate factory and produces sediment. However, much of this material is
       reworked and redistributed by waves and tidal currents. Hydrodynamic shape of the sediment bodies is particularly obvious on the oolite
       sand shoals south of Tongue of the Ocean (down center) and north of Exuma Sound (upper right). NASA Johnson Space Center, photo
       STS029-90-9.
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