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PEDESTAL ARCHIPELAGICO [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oceanography
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A fan-shaped slope around an oceanic island differing from deep-sea fans in having little, if any, sediment cover.

OBS

[The archipelagic apron is] particularly found around groups of islands or seamounts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Océanographie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Déclivité de faible pente, généralement unie, que l'on trouve particulièrement autour de groupes d'îles et de monts sous-marins [...]

CONT

[...] si la surface du fond marin n'est pas surélevée autour d'un archipel, la partie supérieure de la croûte doit être déprimée en un fossé qui a été rempli de coulées de laves. Un tel remplissage est appelé tablier archipélagique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Oceanografía
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
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