Cartoon Topographic Profile Of The Atlantic Ocean Floor Between South America And Africa

Points a b and x represent locations on the ocean floor.

Cartoon topographic profile of the atlantic ocean floor between south america and africa.

The seabed depth varies from shallow light blue on the continental shelves to deep ocean basins dark blue. The deep linear features the lowest points on earth are called ocean trenches. In the space below complete the topographic profile of the atlantic ocean floor between south america and africa. The data were then resampled to a mercator projection with.

Complete the topographic profile of the atlantic ocean floor between south america and a frica. This map is centred on the atlantic with north and south america at left and africa at right. The map shows a portion of the atlantic ocean floor between south america and africa. Various shelves along the margins of the continents constitute about 11 of the bottom topography with few deep channels cut across the continental rise.

In the space below complete the topographic profile of the atlantic ocean floor between south america and africa you can also just look one up on google and copy and paste it here. Continental shelf 300 feet continental slope 300 10 000 feet abyssal plain 10 000 feet abyssal hill 3 000 feet up from the abyssal plain seamount 6 000 feet. Focus on the west coast of south america and in the space below complete the topographic profile of the pacific ocean floor from south america westward about 600 miles 1000 km. The deep ocean floor is thought to be fairly flat with occasional deeps abyssal plains trenches seamounts basins plateaus canyons and some guyots.

The following features are shown at example depths to scale though each feature has a considerable range at which it may occur. In the space below. Zoom in enough to see that although the ridge is a topographic high it also has a valley the rift valley running along the middle of it. In the space below complete the topographic profile of the atlantic ocean floor between south america and africa.

If the earth s lowest spots aren t in the middle of the ocean where are they. Estimate the age of the ocean floor bedrock at point x. Zoom in enough to see that although the ridge is a topographic high it also has a valley the rift valley running along the middle of it. South america africa atlantic ocean 9.

Scan around to see the ocean ridges in the indian pacific and southern oceans. Atlantic ocean topographic map. Zoom in enough to see that although the ridge is a topographic high it also has a valley the rift valley running along the middle of it. Isolines show the approximate age in million years of the ocean floor bedrock on each side of the mid atlantic ridge.

This graphic shows several ocean floor features on a scale from 0 35 000 feet below sea level.