continental slope

collocation in English

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continental
adjective
uk
/ˌkɒn.tɪˈnen.təl/us
/ˌkɑːn.t̬ənˈen.t̬əl/
of or relating ...
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slope
noun[C]
uk
/sləʊp/us
/sloʊp/
a surface that lies at an angle to the horizontal so that some points on it are higher ...
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Moreover, the deposition of several tens of metres of sediments at thecontinentalslopemay have taken a great deal of time.
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This is impossible to define accurately because we do not know how far offshore, across thecontinentalslopeand passive margin, the sediments were underlain by continental crust.
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The third theme, covering thecontinentalslopeto deep ocean, is a more thorough review, dealing with research that has really only emerged in the last five years or so.
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It inhabits thecontinentalslopeat depths of from 1000to1725 m.
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By contrast, water over thecontinentalslopeadjacent to the current, is often cold, green, and teeming with life.
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In more northerly waters, it inhabits the uppercontinentalslopeat depths of 200-640m ft.
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This common, bottom-dwelling shark inhabits the continental shelf and uppercontinentalslope, at depths of 40-600m ft.
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Subsequent research of this event have shown thatcontinentalslopesediment failures mostly occurred below 650 meter water depth.
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As thecontinentalslopeflattens out, it joins the abyssal plain, which can form huge trenches.
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It is typically found over thecontinentalslopeat depths of 150-1400m ft, on or near muddy bottoms.
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Thecontinentalslopedrops down to the deep sea floor.
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During the 10th five-year plan (2002-2007) the exploration was extended to thecontinentalsloperegions, particularly in the case of marine benthos and fisheries.
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It dwells at a depth range of 900to3000 m, most often between 1000to2500 m, and leads a benthic lifestyle, inhabiting thecontinentalslope.
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This bottom-dwelling species is found on the outer continental shelf and uppercontinentalslopeat a depth of 115-605m ft.
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Some of the more abundant uppercontinentalslopefish species, such as cutthroat eel and longfinned hake, mainly feed on epipelagic fish.
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The sea floor below the break is the "continentalslope".
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They are sluggish, bottom-dwelling fish that have been recorded from shallow waters close to shore to deep waters over the uppercontinentalslope.
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They mostly live on thecontinentalslopeand continental shelf, and are rarely encountered.
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This species is found in marine environments on thecontinentalslope.
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