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• Continental shelf


A shallow and gently sloping platform extending out from the adjoining continental land mass into the sea.


• Continental slope


A steep slope which descends from the edge of the continental shelf to the deep ocean-bed.


• Continental rise


A gently sloping layer of sediments at the base of the continental slope that merges into the deep-sea floor.



Deep sea plain or Abyssal plain


Underwater plains found on the deep ocean floor.


• Oceanic deep


Deep trenches found at the deep-sea floors that forms the deepest part of the ocean.


• Oceanic ridge


A continuous submarine mountain chain that are formed when two tectonic plates move apart.


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