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continental slope

DEFINITIONS OF: continental slope

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n the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone

Synonyms:
bathyal district, bathyal zone
Type of:
Davy Jones, Davy Jones's locker, ocean bottom, ocean floor, sea bottom, sea floor, seabed
the bottom of a sea or ocean
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