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Continental Margins:
Submarine Canyons Continental Shelf | Continental Slope | Continental Rise
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The continental shelf and slope are
often cut by deep canyons running
perpendicular to the shoreline.
These canyons are associated with
powerful currents which scour the
canyon out of the surrounding
sediment.
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Click on the image below to investigate that area.
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Congo Canyon
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