continental slope
Example Sentences
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That number dropped to just nine pieces deeper down on the continental slope.
From Science Magazine
These days, we use very fine-grained sand in a tank to build the continental slope — where the continental shelf dips into the sea — then we inject denser salt water to flow across the slope.
From Nature
Tompkins Conservation says Argentina's new marine protected areas "harbor continental slope waters with cold-water coral reefs, an ecosystem that is considered globally vulnerable."
From Fox News
Tompkins Conservation says Argentina’s new marine protected areas “harbor continental slope waters with cold-water coral reefs, an ecosystem that is considered globally vulnerable.”
From Seattle Times
"Most catsharks live in seas above the upper continental slope, a location that makes it difficult to observe these sharks and collect specimens. Therefore, much information about catsharks remains to be discovered," AnimalDiversity.org reports.
From Fox News
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