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What is it called when there is a sharp drop between the continent and ocean basin?
continental slope
Ocean created when the super continent broke apart?
no
A sharp drop from a continent to an ocean basin is called what?
A sharp drop from a continent to an ocean basin is called a continental slope. This feature marks the boundary between the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor.
How does an ocean basin form?
An ocean basin is formed when water has covered a large portion of the Earth’s crust. In the distant past, this may have happened when there was an increase in available water, or a fall of landmass. Over a long period of time, an oceanic basin can be created by the spreading of the seafloor and the movement of tectonic plates.
What is a transition zone between a ocean basin floor and a continent?
The transition zone between an ocean basin floor and a continent is known as the continental shelf. It is the submerged part of a continent that extends from the shoreline to the continental slope. The continental shelf is characterized by relatively shallow waters and is an area of high biological productivity.
What is the shallowest ocean basin?
The Arctic Ocean Basin
What part of continent is Antigua and Barbuda apart of?
Antigua and Barbuda is part of the Caribbean region, specifically located in the Lesser Antilles in the eastern part of the Caribbean Sea. It is not part of the South American continent.
What is the largest landform under the ocean?
the continental shelf ;)
Location in ocean basin where new ocean floor is formed?
This sounds like the mid ocean ridge. This is where the plates are moving apart and magma wells up to form new rock.
What is the lowest point in the continent Arctic?
The lowest point in the Arctic is the Fram Basin. However, the Arctic is not a continent but rather a region. It is located in the northernmost portion of Earth and is an ocean: the Arctic Ocean. It is mostly covered in ice for the majority of the year. Perhaps you meant the continent of Antarctica. Its lowest point is sea level on the Southern Ocean.
What is the name of the basin located at the south pole?
The name of the continent at the South Pole is Antarctica.
Can best be described as a transition zone between an ocean basin floor and a continent?
The continental rise or slope otherwise known as a "shelf edge".
