abyssal

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On the seafloor, you can find canyons, volcanoes and vast abyssal planes.

From Salon • May 21, 2025

An underwater earthquake or a landslide can snap the cable deep in the abyssal zone.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025

These latest international talks continue an ongoing effort to decide what rules should apply to companies that want to collect minerals from the abyssal plain, one of the deepest parts of the ocean.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2024

These eddies are like giant whirlpools and often reach the abyssal seafloor, resulting in seafloor erosion and large sediment accumulations called contourites, akin to snowdrifts.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2024

The hurried search of the decks, her frustration ceding to worry and abyssal panic when she realized the Assassin was no longer on board.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee