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1 Sea Floor Topography

2 Topography- the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area.

3 Off the Japanese Coast

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5 Notice the sudden drop. What do you think it is? Look at it’s shape. It’s really deep..over 8,000 m. Did you guess a trench? Yes, it’s the Mariana Trench. The deepest place on Earth. In some places it is over 10,000 m (6.8 miles) deep.

6 This is the deepest part of the Mariana trench 11° 21' N, 142° 12’ E

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8 Mid Atlantic Ridge

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10 This is India

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12 Look at the elevation of this peak. What do you think it is? Yes, it’s a mountain. It is over 7,000 m. At the peak it is 8,800 m (5.5 miles) above sea level. Yes, it is Mt. Everest. It could fit inside the Mariana Trench.

13 Staten Island Manhattan Island

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15 Outer Banks of NC. Kitty Hawk

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18 What state is this? What’s this?

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21 Now lets switch to the computer and look at some places around the world. Where do YOU want to go?

22 Work Cited http://www.marianatrench.com/pics/anglerfish.jpg


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