island slope

Japanese: island slope(英語表記)islandslope
island slope

… 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 slopeisland 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 shelfisland shelfinsular 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

Japanese:

… 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。 大陸棚shelfcontinental shelfisland shelfinsular 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。

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