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Meanings of continental slope in English
Portuguese
batipelágico Spanish
talud continental The steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone.
Usage of continental slope in English
1
Canyons are relatively straight with axis oriented down the continental slope.
2
The features of note are the various canyons, gullies, and channels dissecting the continental slope.
3
The Scotian continental slope is offshore Nova Scotia, Canada.