… borderland continental borderland — an area adjacent to a continent, usually in the area occupied by or adjacent to the continental shelf, that is much deeper than a typical continental shelf and has a highly irregular relief. slope continental slope — island slope — the slope from the outer edge of the continental shelf to the point where the continental rise begins or where there is a general decrease in slope. shelf continental shelf — island shelf — insular shelf — the area adjacent to a continent (or around an island) that begins at the low water mark and ends where there is a significant increase in slope toward ocean depths. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "island slope" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
… 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 slope―island 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。 大陸棚shelfcontinental shelf―island shelf―insular shelf―大陸に隣接する(あるいは島の周囲)地帯で,低潮線から始まり,大洋の深所に向かって傾斜の著しい増加が起こる所までをいう。… ※「island slope」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。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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