Continental slope
Continental slope noun - The steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone.
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Continental platform and continental slope are semantically related in ocean floor by continent topic. In some cases you can use "Continental platform" instead a noun phrase "Continental slope".
Continental platform
Continental slope and continental platform are semantically related in ocean floor by continent topic. You can use "Continental slope" instead a noun phrase "Continental platform".
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