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submarine rise
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Submarine volcano — Submarine volcanoes are underwater fissures in the earth s surface from which magma can erupt. They are estimated to account for 75% of annual magma output. The vast majority are located near areas of tectonic plate movement, known as mid ocean… … Wikipedia
Submarine sandwich — A Submarine sandwich. Origin Alternative name(s) Multiple Place of origin Uni … Wikipedia
Submarine canyon — A submarine canyon is a steep sided valley on the sea floor of the continental slope. Many submarine canyons are found as extensions to large rivers; however there are some that have no such association. Canyons cutting the continental slopes… … Wikipedia
submarine — n. /sub meuh reen , sub meuh reen /; adj., v. /sub meuh reen /, n., adj., v., submarined, submarining. n. 1. a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles. 2.… … Universalium
Submarine earthquake — A submarine earthquake is an earthquake which occurs underwater at the bed of the sea. They can produce tsunamis, also known as harbor waves or tidal waves . The magnitude can be measured scientifically by the use of either the Richter scale or… … Wikipedia
submarine canyon — Narrow, steep sided underwater valley cut into a continental slope. Submarine canyons resemble river canyons on land, usually having steep, rocky walls. They are found along most continental slopes. Those of the Grand Bahama Canyon, which are… … Universalium
submarine fan — Accumulation of land derived sediment on the seafloor; a fan is shaped like the section of a cone, with its apex at the mouth of a subbmarine canyon. The sediments consist largely of sandy material that drops from the canyon current in… … Universalium
submarine fracture zone — Long, narrow, and mountainous submarine lineation that generally separates ocean floor ridges differing in depth by as much as 1 mi (1.6 km). The largest fracture zones, in the eastern Pacific, are more than 1,000 mi (1,600 km) long and 60–125 mi … Universalium
submarine gap — ▪ geology also called Abyssal Gap, steep sided furrow that cuts transversely across a ridge or rise; such a passageway has a steeper slope than either of the two abyssal plains it connects. Grooves known as interplain channels exist in… … Universalium
Chile Rise — ▪ rise, Pacific Ocean submarine ridge of the Pacific Ocean, trending southeast from Easter Island toward Chile after branching from the Albatross Cordillera (East Pacific Rise). Shallow earthquakes are common to this feature; using the… … Universalium
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra — This article is about the film. For the based on this movie, see G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (video game). G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra … Wikipedia
