The dilute Antarctic Bottom Water of the North Atlantic eastern trough is supplied from the western trough through fractures in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. In particular, the influence on eastern trough property distributions of flow through the Romanche and Vema fracture zones, near the equator and 11°N, respectively, has been noted previously. Here, new observations are reported that document the abyssal circulation of the northeastern Atlantic basins (Gambia Abyssal Plain, South Canary Basin, and North Canary Basin) in particular, the dominance of Vema influence, the absence of Romanche influence, and the existence of a system of deep western boundary currents and estimated transport. Deep isopycnals slope steeply across the Vema's eastern end near 39°W, corresponding to a geostrophic transport through the Vema of 2.1 to 2.3 (×106 m3s−1) colder than 2.0°C. This is half or more of the estimated Bottom Water that flows north across the equator into the subtropical western North Atlantic. This transp... Abstract The dilute Antarctic Bottom Water of the North Atlantic eastern trough is supplied from the western trough through fractures in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. In particular, the influence on eastern trough property distributions of flow through the Romanche and Vema fracture zones, near the equator and 11°N, respectively, has been noted previously. Here, new observations are reported that document the abyssal circulation of the northeastern Atlantic basins (Gambia Abyssal Plain, South Canary Basin, and North Canary Basin) in particular, the dominance of Vema influence, the absence of Romanche influence, and the existence of a system of deep western boundary currents and estimated transport. Deep isopycnals slope steeply across the Vema's eastern end near 39°W, corresponding to a geostrophic transport through the Vema of 2.1 to 2.3 (×106 m3s−1) colder than 2.0°C. This is half or more of the estimated Bottom Water that flows north across the equator into the subtropical western North Atlantic. This transp...