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Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37

submarine canyons  

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  • Information A submarine canyon is a steep-sided valley cut into the seabed of the continental slope, sometimes extending well onto the continental shelf, having nearly vertical walls. Just as above-sea-level canyons serve as channels for the flow of water across land, submarine canyons serve as channels for the flow of turbidity currents across the seafloor.

    Created: 9/24/24

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  • Information Genellikle kıta yokuşunda gelişen, deniz tabanında biriken karasal kökenli kırıntıların, kıta yamacından derin deniz düzlüğüne kadar taşınmasını sağlayan, kıta yamacı yüzeyinden itibaren derinliği 1000 m’ye ulaşabilen dar ve eğimli deniz altı vadisi.

    Source: https://terimler.org/

    Created: 5/21/24

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