Hydrology









continental margin The continental margin is the zone of the ocean floor that separates the thin oceanic crust from thick continental crust

continental shelf The area of seabed around a large landmass where the sea is relatively shallow compared with the open ocean

continental slope The slope between the outer edge of the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor.

submarine canyon Steep-sided valleys winding across the continental shelf or continental slope

[|Sea Floor Spreading]