Ocean floor
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The seabed (also sea floor, seafloor, or ocean floor) is the bottom of the ocean. At the bottom of the continental slope is the continental rise, which is caused by sediment cascading down the continental slope. The seabed has been explored by submersibles such as Alvin and to some extent scuba divers with special apparatuses. "The process that continually adds new material to the ocean floor is a continential slope."

See also

• Black smoker
• Bottom trawling
• Manganese nodule
• Research vessel
• Seafloor massive sulfide deposits
• Sediment Profile Imagery (SPI)

External links

Look up Seabed in
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• Ocean Explorer (www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov) - Public outreach site for explorations sponsored by the Office of Ocean Exploration.
• NOAA, Ocean Explorer Gallery, Submarine Ring of Fire 2006 Gallery, Submarine Ring of Fire 2004 Gallery - A rich collection of images, video, audio and podcast.
• NOAA, Ocean Explorer YouTube Channel
• Submarine Ring of Fire, Mariana Arc - Explore the volcanoes of the Mariana Arc, Submarine Ring of Fire.
• The ocean floor
• "Age of the Ocean Floor Poster". NOAA (March 7, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-03-14.

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