Multiple choice

The important fishing areas called Grand Banks and Georges Bank are located in the waters of which one of the following?

  1. North Pacific

  2. South Pacific

  3. South - west Atlantic

  4. North - west Atlantic

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Explanation

Grand Banks and Georges Bank are famous fishing grounds located off the coast of Newfoundland and New England respectively, in the North-west Atlantic Ocean. These are among the richest fishing grounds in the world due to the mixing of cold and warm currents creating ideal conditions for marine life.