Question
Download Solution PDFThe average depth of the continental slope ranges between:
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 200 - 3000m.Key Points
- The continental slope connects the continental shelf and the ocean basins.
- It begins where the bottom of the continental shelf sharply drops off into a steep slope.
- The gradient of the slope region varies between 2-5°.
- The depth of the slope region varies between 200 and 3,000 m.
- The slope boundary indicates the end of the continents.
- Canyons and trenches are observed in this region.
Additional Information
- The ocean floors can be divided into four major divisions:
- the Continental Shelf
- the Continental Slope
- the Deep Sea Plain
- the Oceanic Deeps
- These divisions there are also major and minor relief features in the ocean floors like ridges, hills, sea mounts, guyots, trenches, canyons, etc.
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