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Fracture Zone

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An area of irregular, seismically inactive topography marking the position of a once-active transform fault boundary between two lithospheric plates.

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Abyssal Plain

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A flat or very gently sloping area of the deep ocean basin, formed by the deposition of sediments.

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Continental Rise

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The underwater feature found between the continental slope and the abyssal plain, formed by the accumulation of sediments from turbidity currents that settle and build up over time.

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Oceanic Plateau

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A large, relatively flat submarine region that rises well above the level of the ambient seabed, generally formed by the accumulation of volcanic material.

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Seamount

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An underwater mountain formed by volcanic activity that does not reach the ocean's surface.

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Mid-Ocean Ridge

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A submarine mountain range formed by plate tectonics involving the upwelling of magma from the mantle as tectonic plates diverge.

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Trench

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A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor formed by the subduction of one tectonic plate beneath another.

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Hydrothermal Vent

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A fissure on the seafloor from which geothermally heated water issues, typically found near volcanically active places.

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Atoll

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A ring-shaped coral reef, including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon partially or completely, often built on the rim of an extinct seamount or volcano.

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Continental Shelf

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The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies submerged under relatively shallow sea and encircles a continent.

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Guyot

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A flat-topped seamount, typically formed from an extinct volcano that has eroded away or has been submerged and has a flat top due to erosion or flattening by marine processes.

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Submarine Canyon

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A steep-sided valley cut into the seabed of the continental slope, sometimes extending well onto the continental shelf, formed by the action of turbulent sediment laden waters.

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