kıtasal yamaç

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Definition of kıtasal yamaç in Turkish English dictionary

(Jeoloji) continental slope

The steep, narrow fringe separating the coastal zone from the deep ocean

the second part of the ocean floor, after the continental shelf, that dips steeply down

Steeply sloping portion of continental crust found between the continental shelf and continental rise

The declivity from the outer edge of the continental shelf or continental borderland into greater depths

The sloping sea bottom of the continental margin that begins at the shelf break and ends at the top of the continental rise

The descent from the continental shelf to the ocean bottom. Seaward border of a continental shelf. The world's combined continental slope is about 200,000 mi (300,000 km) long and descends at an average angle of about 4° from the edge of the continental shelf to the beginning of the ocean basins at depths of 330-10,500 ft (100-3,200 m). The slope is most gradual off stable coasts without major rivers and is steepest off coasts with young mountain ranges and narrow continental shelves. Slopes off mountainous coastlines and narrow shelves commonly have outcrops of rock. The dominant sediments of continental slopes are muds; there are smaller amounts of sediments of sand or gravel

Part of the continental margin; the ocean floor from the continental shelf to the continental rise or oceanic trench, usually to a depth of about 660 feet (200 meters)

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

The declivity from the offshore border of the continental shelf to oceanic depths It is characterized by a marked increase in slope

The edge of the continental shelf where it slopes down toward the deep ocean floor at an average angle of four degrees

Part of the continental margin; the ocean floor from the continental shelf to the continenetal rise or oceanic trench usually to a depth of about 200 meters The continental slope typically has a relatively steep grade, from 3 to 6 degrees

Hyphenation

kı·ta·sal ya·maç