Abyssal fan — Abyssal Fans, also known as deep sea fans, underwater deltas, and submarine fans, are underwater structures that look like deltas formed at the end of many large rivers, such as the Nile or Mississippi Rivers. Abyssal fans are also thought of as… … Wikipedia
Northwest Atlantic Mid-Ocean Channel — A map of the NAMOC with its major tributary IMOC.[1] The Northwest Atlantic Mid Ocean Channel (NAMOC) is the main body of a turbidity current system of channels and canyons running on the sea bottom from the Hudson Strait, through the Labrador… … Wikipedia
SOFAR channel — The SOFAR channel (short for Sound Frequency and Ranging channel), or deep sound channel (DSC),[1] is a horizontal layer of water in the ocean at which depth the speed of sound is minimal. The SOFAR channel acts as a waveguide for sound, and low… … Wikipedia
Hikurangi Plateau — is an Early Cretaceous basaltic oceanic plateau [ [http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/1996/95JB03037.shtml Hikurangi Plateau: A Cretaceous large igneous province in the southwest Pacific Ocean ] ] in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The portion of… … Wikipedia
sedimentary rock — Rock formed at or near the Earth s surface by the accumulation and lithification of fragments of preexisting rocks or by precipitation from solution at normal surface temperatures. Sedimentary rocks can be formed only where sediments are… … Universalium
List of Cumacea literature — Extensive literature list on Cumaceans. Contents: Top · 0–9 · A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A … Wikipedia
Contourite — A contourite is a sedimentary deposit produced by thermohaline induced deepwater bottom currents and may be influenced by wind or tidal forces.[1][2] Most contourites are formed in continental rise to lower slope settings, although they may occur … Wikipedia
Geology of the Iberian Peninsula — The geology of the Iberian Peninsula consists of the study of the rock formations on the Iberian Peninsula, which includes Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and Gibraltar. The peninsula contains rocks from every age from Ediacaran to Recent, and almost… … Wikipedia
Messinian salinity crisis — Events of the Cenozoic view • discuss • … Wikipedia
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