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Record 1 1978-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
OBS

A trough-shaped, low-relief valley on the deep-sea floor beyond the continental rise. It has few tributaries, and may be either parallel or at an angle to the continental margins.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
OBS

(...) chenal large (...) de un (...) à cinq milles, (...) profond (...) de 20 à 200 mètres (...) et (...) pouvant atteindre (...) 1000 milles de long. (...) Le (...) fond est flanqué de chaque côté de levées.

Spanish

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