: the comparatively steep slope from a continental shelf to the ocean floor
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Recent Examples on the WebIn oceans, the benthic zone starts at the shoreline and follows the continental slope to the deepest depths.—Lacy Schley, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2018 This would extend the Bering Sea boundary west and south to Alaska’s Fox Islands, through Unimak Pass to the edge of the continental slope, the agency said in a statement.—From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 13 July 2022 This would extend the Bering Sea boundary west and south to Alaska’s Fox Islands, through Unimak Pass to the edge of the continental slope, the agency said in a statement.—From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 13 July 2022 This would extend the Bering Sea boundary west and south to Alaska’s Fox Islands, through Unimak Pass to the edge of the continental slope, the agency said in a statement.—From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 13 July 2022 This would extend the Bering Sea boundary west and south to Alaska’s Fox Islands, through Unimak Pass to the edge of the continental slope, the agency said in a statement.—From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 13 July 2022 This would extend the Bering Sea boundary west and south to Alaska’s Fox Islands, through Unimak Pass to the edge of the continental slope, the agency said in a statement.—From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 13 July 2022 This would extend the Bering Sea boundary west and south to Alaska’s Fox Islands, through Unimak Pass to the edge of the continental slope, the agency said in a statement.—From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 13 July 2022 This would extend the Bering Sea boundary west and south to Alaska’s Fox Islands, through Unimak Pass to the edge of the continental slope, the agency said in a statement.—From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 13 July 2022 See More
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