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Exploring Ocean Basins: Bathymetry and Topography Features

Discover the fascinating world of ocean basins through bathymetry mapping, echo sounding, and satellite altimetry. Learn about continental margins, active and passive margins, submarine canyons, and more. Explore the diverse topography of the ocean floor, including continental slopes, abyssal plains, seamounts, and deep-ocean basins.

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Exploring Ocean Basins: Bathymetry and Topography Features

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  1. Continental Margins and Ocean Basins

  2. Bathymetry • Echo sounding • Multibeam systems • Satellite altimetry

  3. Topography of Ocean Floor • Continental margins • Passive margins • Active margins • Continental shelves • Narrow • wide

  4. Topography of Ocean Floor • Continental slopes • Shelf break • Submarine canyons • Continental rises

  5. Deep – Ocean Basins • Oceanic ridges • Hydrothermal vents • Abyssal Plains and Abyssal Hills • Seamounts and Guyots • Trenches and Island Arcs

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