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abyssal


referring to the deep sea or abyss
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bank


an undersea elevation rising from the continental shelf
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bathymetry


the measurement of depths of water in oceans, seas, and lakes
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bay


a small body of water set off from the main body; an inlet of the sea usually smaller than a gulf
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benthic


near or on the bottom
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canyon


a deep narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through it
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cape


a point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula or point
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continental shelf


an old, wave-cut terrace gently sloping seaward
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continental slope


beyond the shelf, the slope descends more steeply into the ocean shelf
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creek


a stream of water smaller than a river, often a tributary to a river
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