The steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone.
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Examples for "continental slope"
Examples for "continental slope"
1Canyons are relatively straight with axis oriented down the continental slope.
2The features of note are the various canyons, gullies, and channels dissecting the continental slope.
3The Scotian continental slope is offshore Nova Scotia, Canada.
Translations for bathyal district