Ocean SciencesEdward John Long |
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... meters corresponds to the greatest depression that can exist on the earth . ) The central floors of the ocean basins range from 3,500 to 5,500 meters in depth . In some places the floors are remarkably flat , with slopes of only a few ...
... meters corresponds to the greatest depression that can exist on the earth . ) The central floors of the ocean basins range from 3,500 to 5,500 meters in depth . In some places the floors are remarkably flat , with slopes of only a few ...
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... meters above the ocean floor to depths of only 945 meters . It stretches northward from the New Siberian Islands , with the geographic pole lying just to its Atlantic side . It continues toward the Lincoln Sea between northern Green ...
... meters above the ocean floor to depths of only 945 meters . It stretches northward from the New Siberian Islands , with the geographic pole lying just to its Atlantic side . It continues toward the Lincoln Sea between northern Green ...
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... meters , and largely die out below one hundred meters . Marine sediments may be classified as terrigenous ( from the land ) , or pelagic ( from the sea ) . These broad classifications may be further subdivided ac- cording to the ...
... meters , and largely die out below one hundred meters . Marine sediments may be classified as terrigenous ( from the land ) , or pelagic ( from the sea ) . These broad classifications may be further subdivided ac- cording to the ...
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