Iceland continental slope

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continental slope submarine geomorphological feature

The Iceland continental slope is the steep underwater margin off Iceland’s coast that channels dense overflow waters from the Denmark Strait into the deep North Atlantic.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	continental slope ⓘ submarine geomorphological feature ⓘ
adjacentTo	Iceland Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Iceland shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ
affects	distribution of cold dense water along western subpolar North Atlantic boundary ⓘ stratification of subpolar North Atlantic ⓘ
associatedWithCurrent	Denmark Strait Overflow Water (DSOW) NERFINISHED ⓘ deep boundary current along Greenland–Scotland Ridge outflow path ⓘ
boundedBy	Denmark Strait region to the northwest ⓘ Iceland–Faroe Ridge region to the southeast ⓘ
channelsWaterMass	dense overflow waters from Denmark Strait ⓘ
conveysWaterTo	deep North Atlantic ⓘ
hasApproximateDepthRange	from continental shelf break (~200–500 m) to abyssal depths (>2000 m) ⓘ
hasClimateRelevance	component of high-latitude control on global thermohaline circulation ⓘ indicator of past changes in Nordic Seas overflow strength ⓘ
hasImportance	important control on structure of North Atlantic Deep Water ⓘ key gateway for export of dense Nordic Seas waters ⓘ
hasMorphology	incised by channels and gullies in places ⓘ steep submarine slope ⓘ
hasProcess	entrainment of surrounding North Atlantic waters ⓘ gravity-driven downslope flow of dense water ⓘ turbulent mixing of overflow waters with ambient water masses ⓘ
hasRole	conduit for dense water from Nordic Seas to North Atlantic ⓘ
hasSeafloorFeature	contourite deposits ⓘ sediment drifts formed by contour currents ⓘ submarine channels guiding overflow plumes ⓘ
hasSedimentSource	downslope transport from Iceland shelf ⓘ overflow-related contour currents ⓘ
influences	deep water mass distribution in the North Atlantic ⓘ ventilation of the deep North Atlantic ⓘ
locatedIn	North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOffCoastOf	Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	North Atlantic basin margin NERFINISHED ⓘ pathway of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation ⓘ
receivesOverflowFrom	Denmark Strait overflow waters NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Denmark Strait sill NERFINISHED ⓘ Greenland–Scotland Ridge overflow system NERFINISHED ⓘ Iceland Basin deep circulation ⓘ Irminger Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
studiedInDiscipline	marine geology ⓘ paleoceanography ⓘ physical oceanography ⓘ
subjectOf	hydrographic surveys of Denmark Strait overflow plume ⓘ moored current meter observations of deep boundary currents ⓘ seismic and multibeam mapping of slope morphology ⓘ

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Denmark Strait overflow pathway → flowsAlong → Iceland continental slope ⓘ