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continental slope
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continental slope
n.
The descent from the continental shelf to the ocean bottom.
continental slope
The sloping region between a continental shelf and a continental rise. A continental slope is typically about 20 km (12.4 mi) wide, consists of muds and silts, and is often crosscut by submarine canyons.
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Noun1.continental slope - the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone
bathyal district, bathyal zone
Davy Jones, Davy Jones's locker, ocean bottom, ocean floor, sea bottom, sea floor, seabed - the bottom of a sea or ocean


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