canyon

Japanese: canyon
canyon

… escarpment—scarpA long, narrow, relatively steep-sloping area that separates flat or gently sloping areas. canyon— submarine canyon —a relatively narrow, deep depression with steep sides and a continuous slope at the bottom. fan conedeep sea fandeep sea conesubmarine fansubmarine cone —a relatively smooth landform that slopes regularly outward from the end of the seafloor or a collection of submarine canyons. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 海底崖escarpment―scarp細長くかつ比較的急峻な斜面で,平たんなあるいは緩く傾斜する地域を分けているもの。 海底谷canyonsubmarine canyon―比較的狭く深い凹みで,両側は急峻で,底は連続的な傾斜を有する。 海底扇状地fanconedeep sea fandeep sea conesubmarine fansubmarine cone―海底または海底谷の集りの末端から外側へ規則的に傾斜していく,比較的滑らかな地形。…

※「canyon」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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