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In oceans, the benthic zone starts at the shoreline and follows the continental slope to the deepest depths.
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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
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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
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Word History
First Known Use
1900, in the meaning defined above
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“Continental slope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/continental%20slope. Accessed 26 Mar. 2023.
Kids Definition
continental slope
noun
: a usually steep slope from a continental shelf to the ocean floor
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