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ZONA BATIAL [1 record]

Record 1 2003-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

... the slope from the continental shelf at 100 fathons (183 m) to the abyssal zone at 1,000 fathoms (1,830 m).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Région des océans correspondant au talus continental de 200 à 3 000 mètres de profondeur.

CONT

Cette zone de vases, appelée zone bathyale, se place à des distances très variables du rivage, selon la pente générale du plateau et la consistance des apports terrigènes. Limitée en gros aux profondeurs de 200 à 2 000 m, la zone bathyale couvre près de 20 % de la surface du fond des mers.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Zona oceánica que incluye el talud continental y el fondo oceánico hasta los 4.000 m de profundidad, donde las condiciones varían debido a fluctuaciones de la sedimentación, a las corrientes marinas y a los deslizamientos del talud continental.

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