submarine plateau

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• 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

• plateau — /pla toh / or, esp. Brit., /plat oh/, n., pl. plateaus, plateaux / tohz , tohz/, v., plateaued, plateauing. n. 1. a land area having a relatively level surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side, and often cut by deep… …   Universalium

• Plateau (disambiguation) — Plateau has several meanings:*In geology or earth science, a plateau is an area of relative low relief (i.e., relatively flat) at an important altitude, usually attributed to tectonic uplift or by sediment accumulation. If the uplift was recent,… …   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

• Seychelles-Mauritius Plateau — ▪ submarine plateau, Indian Ocean also called  Mascarene Plateau         submarine plateau, made up of a very shallow, extensive ridge in the Indian Ocean that forms a crescent through the Seychelles and Amirante islands. The ridge extends from… …   Universalium

• Plateau — For other meanings, see Plateau (disambiguation). Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park …   Wikipedia

• Oceanic plateau — An oceanic plateau (also submarine plateau) is a large, relatively flat submarine region that rises well above the level of the ambient seabed.[1] While many oceanic plateaus are composed of continental crust, and often form a step interrupting… …   Wikipedia

• oceanic plateau — or submarine plateau Large submarine elevation rising sharply at least 660 ft (200 m) above the surrounding seafloor and having an extensive, relatively flat or gently tilted summit. Most plateaus are steplike interruptions of the continental… …   Universalium

• Mascarene Plateau — The Mascarene Plateau is an submarine plateau in the Indian Ocean, north and east of Madagascar. The plateau extends approximately 2000 km, from the Seychelles in the north to Réunion in the south. The plateau covers an area of over… …   Wikipedia

• Campbell Plateau — The Campbell Plateau is a large submarine plateau to the south of New Zealand and the Chatham Rise. It originated in the Gondwanan breakup and is part of Zealandia, a largely submerged continent. The Bounty Islands, Antipodes Islands, Auckland… …   Wikipedia

• Challenger Plateau — Map of the Zealandia continent The Challenger Plateau is a large submarine plateau west of New Zealand and south of the Lord Howe Rise. It has an approximate diameter of 500 km (310 mi). The plateau originated in the Gondwanan breakup… …   Wikipedia