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CANYON SOUS-MARIN [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-10-25

English

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

A steep-sided, V-profile trench or valley winding along the continental shelf or continental slope, having tributaries and resembling unglaciated, river-cut land canyons.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Océanographie
DEF

Vallée sous-marine aux abords abrupts, découpée dans le plateau continental par un fleuve ou par des avalanches sous-marines d'eau et de sédiments.

OBS

Le plateau continental et le talus continental sont entaillés par des vallées, les «canyons sous-marins», qui sont sensibles jusque vers 2000 à 3000 mètres de profondeur [...]

Spanish

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