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Continental Slope

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
bathyal districtbathyal zone
plural
Continental Slopes
possessive
Continental Slope's
pluralpossessive
Continental Slopes'