continental borderland

Japanese: continental borderland(英語表記)continentalborderland
continental borderland

… continental margin The area that separates the continent from the abyssal plain or deep-sea floor, usually consisting of the continental shelf, continental slope, or continental rise. borderland continental borderland — An area adjacent to a continent, usually in the area occupied by the continental shelf or adjacent to the continental shelf, that is much deeper than a typical continental shelf and has highly irregular relief. slope continental slopeisland slope — The slope from the outer edge of the continental shelf to the beginning of the continental rise or the point where the general decrease in slope occurs. …

*Some explanations of terms that refer to "continental borderland" are listed below.

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Japanese:

… 大陸縁辺部continental margin大陸と深海平原または深海底を分ける地帯で,ふつう大陸棚,大陸斜面,コンチネンタルライズから成る。 大陸境界地borderlandcontinental borderland―大陸に隣接する地域で,ふつうは大陸棚が占める地域か大陸棚に隣接する地域にあり,典型的な大陸棚よりはかなり深く,非常に不規則な起伏を有するもの。 大陸斜面slopecontinental slopeisland slope―大陸棚外縁からコンチネンタルライズの始まるところまで,あるいは傾斜の一般的減少が起こる地点までの斜面。…

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