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Ocean Floor Features
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Continental Margins Continental Shelf Continental Slope
Shallow water that covers the edge of the continent Steep slope between the continental shelf and oceanic crust
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Continental Margins Submarine Canyon Continental Rise
Deep valley in continental slope Raised wedge of sediment at the base of the slope
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Deep Ocean Basin Trenches Abyssal Plain
Deepest features are long and narrow Extremely flat and are about 3-4 km deep
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Deep Ocean Basin Mid-Oceanic Ridge Seamounts
Continuous underwater mountain ranges Isolated volcanic mountains on the ocean floor
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Deep Ocean Basin Guyot Rift Valley Flat-top, submerged seamount
Valley between mountain ridges
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