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ZONE ABYSSALE [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-01-18

English

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

[The] portion of the ocean deeper than 2,000 [meters] and shallower than about 6,000 [meters].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Océanographie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

Les plaines abyssales représentent la plus grande surface des fonds marins […]. Elles correspondent aux parties plates de la zone abyssale océanique (en général entre 2 000 et 6 000 mètres).

Spanish

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

Zona del océano debajo de los 4.000 m de profundidad, donde los únicos sedimentos son arcillas rojas y fangos calcáreos o silíceos.

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