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The Oceanic Zone is commonly used in geography to refer to the regions of the Pacific replete in Islands. Many of these islands are coral atols built up on an old volcano.
Anthropologically, they are divided into Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia.
Because of the warm waters, the corals support a great variety of sea life forms. But because the water is generally far from land and major river systems, it is poor in nutrients.
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Most autotrophic life is found in the neritic zone
Has stable water temp
Out of all the zones, the neritic zone has the most productivity
Extends to 200 meters, 660 feet
Receives lots of sunlight
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∙ 11y agoIt's formed at divergent plate boundaries. It's almost entirely made of basalt. It's incredibly dense... but denser than continental crust.
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∙ 14y agoMost photosynthesis life such as plankton are located in the Neritic Zone
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What are the three main vertical divisions of the ocean based on the depth and distance from the shore?
The Intertidal zone, Coastal Ocean, and the Open Ocean
Oceanic crust is lighter than the continental crust?
No, the oceanic crust is denser. That's why the land areas "float" so much higher than the ocean bedrock.
What are three types of orogeny?
Continental-continental, Oceanic-oceanic and Oceanic-continental convergent boundaries.
What does the collision of a continental plate and an oceanic plate produce?
when two plates collide they form trenches.
Why is oceanic plate denser than continental plate?
Oceanic plates are primarily made up of basaltic rock while continental plates are primarily made of granitic rock. Basalt is denser than granite which allows oceanic plates to subduct beneath continental plates.
How do you use the word oceanic zone in a sentence?
That's two words, you know.The oceanic zone is a division of the globe.We studied the oceanic zone in school.That country is near the oceanic zone of Europe.
What zone are sharks living in?
oceanic zone
What oceanic zones do dolphins live in?
Dolphins live in the oceanic zone
Are there plant life in the oceanic zone?
it is the coral. And what Im trying to say is that YES! There are plants in the oceanic zone!
What oceanic zone do angelfish live in?
hadal zone
Is the octupus in the intertidal merictic or the oceanic zone?
Octupuses are in the oceanic zone. Octupuses live in the deepest parts of the ocean.
What kid of a zone is it where a continental place and an oceanic plate collide forcing the oceanic plate under?
A subduction zone
What is intertidal zone as it relates to oceanic lithosphere?
The intertidal zone is not related to the oceanic lithosphere because it is located on the continental shelf.
What is an oceanic trench zone?
Hadal.
Oceanic zone is?
Oceanic zone is the region of open sea with at least 656 feet depth of water ad includes crevices.
What are the two zones in the pelagic environment?
The Neritic Zone and The Oceanic Zone
Which zone is found in both marine and freshwater ecosystems?
the oceanic zone
