submarine canyon
C11802
concept
A submarine canyon is a steep-sided underwater valley incised into the continental shelf and slope, often extending from the mouth of a river and serving as a major pathway for transporting sediments from shallow to deep ocean basins.
Aliases (1)
- submarine landform ×1
Instances (4)
- Mississippi Canyon
- Navarin Canyon
- Zhemchug Canyon
- Beaufort continental slope ("submarine landform")