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Earth science
Any of several geological sciences that are concerned with the earth, its origins, and all of its various structures and physical forms and phenomena.
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trough
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The official IHO definition for this undersea feature name is “a long depression of the sea floor characteristically flat bottomed and steep sided and normally shallower than a ...
trench
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The official IHO definition for this undersea feature name is “a long, narrow characteristically very deep and asymmetrical depression of the sea floor, with relatively steep ...
promontory
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The official IHO definition for this undersea feature name is “a major spur–like protrusion of the continental slope extending to the deep seafloor; characteristically, the crest ...
reef
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The official IHO definition for this undersea feature name is “a mass of rock or other indurated material lying at or near the sea surface that may constitute a hazard to surface ...
passage
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The official IHO definition for this undersea feature name is “a narrow break in a ridge or a rise; also called a gap.”
peak
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The official IHO definition for this undersea feature name is “a prominent elevation either pointed or of a very limited extent across the summit.”
borderland
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The official IHO definition for this undersea feature name is “a region adjacent to a continent, normally occupied by or bordering a shelf and sometimes emerging as islands, that ...
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