submarine basin
C4844
concept
A submarine basin is a large, low-lying depression on the ocean floor that collects sediments and is often bounded by higher seafloor features such as ridges or continental margins.
Observed surface forms (5)
- marine basin ×3
- back-arc basin ×2
- undersea landform ×2
- abyssal plain ×1
- sea basin ×1
Instances (16)
- Canada Basin
- Nansen Basin
- Arkona Basin via concept surface "marine basin"
- Bornholm Basin via concept surface "marine basin"
- Gotland Basin via concept surface "marine basin"
- Baltic Proper via concept surface "sea basin"
- Guatemala Basin
- Sigsbee Deep via concept surface "abyssal plain"
- Mississippi Canyon via concept surface "undersea landform"
- Parece Vela Basin via concept surface "back-arc basin"
- Navarin Canyon via concept surface "undersea landform"
- Cayman Trough via concept surface "back-arc basin"
- Venezuelan Basin
- Colombian Basin
- Yucatán Basin
- Tasman Basin