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Ocean Floor Features.

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Presentation on theme: "Ocean Floor Features."— Presentation transcript:

1 Ocean Floor Features

2 Continental Margins Continental Shelf Continental Slope
Shallow water that covers the edge of the continent Steep slope between the continental shelf and oceanic crust

3 Continental Margins Submarine Canyon Continental Rise
Deep valley in continental slope Raised wedge of sediment at the base of the slope

4 Deep Ocean Basin Trenches Abyssal Plain
Deepest features are long and narrow Extremely flat and are about 3-4 km deep

5 Deep Ocean Basin Mid-Oceanic Ridge Seamounts
Continuous underwater mountain ranges Isolated volcanic mountains on the ocean floor

6 Deep Ocean Basin Guyot Rift Valley Flat-top, submerged seamount
Valley between mountain ridges


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