sea floor

Synonyms:

Davy Jones, Davy Jones's locker, ocean bottom, ocean floor, sea bottom, seabed

Types:

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abyssal zone

the deep sea (2000 meters or more) where there is no light

continental shelf

the relatively shallow (up to 200 meters) seabed surrounding a continent

bathyal district, bathyal zone, continental slope

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

neritic zone

the ocean waters from the low tide mark to a depth of about 100 fathoms

twilight zone

the lowest level of the ocean to which light can reach

Type of:

bed, bottom

a depression forming the ground under a body of water