Crack in the sea

Japanese: 海裂 - かいれつ
Crack in the sea

…(3) A large oceanic mountain system of global scale. Abyssal gap - a narrow gap in a ridge or rise. Tablemount - also called guyot. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "sea fissure" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…(3)地球的規模をもつ大きな大洋の山系。 海裂gapabyssal gap―海嶺または海膨の中の狭い切れ目。 ギヨーtablemount―guyot平頂海山ともいう。…

※「海裂」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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