. The Earth beneath the sea : History. Ocean bottom; Marine geophysics. 236 HEEZEN AND MENARD [chap. 12 r EARTH'S CRUST I [CONTINENTS â¡ B _. ISLAND ARCS ,^ MEDITERRAfMEANS OCEANS I CONTINENTAL MARGIN I ] [W CO 1 X OCEAN-BASIN FLOOR | |MID-OCE"aNIC RIDGEI I 1 [ABYSSAL FLOORl [OCEANIC RISESi |FLANKS[ [CREST r^ cc m 2 tn o O 5 Fig. 4. Outline of submarine topography. Line 1, first-order features of the crust; line 2, major topographic featiu-es of the ocean; line 3, categories of provinces and super- provinces ; line 4, provinces; line 5, sub-provinces and other important features. (After H
. The Earth beneath the sea : History. Ocean bottom; Marine geophysics. 236 HEEZEN AND MENARD [chap. 12 r EARTH'S CRUST I [CONTINENTS â¡ B _. ISLAND ARCS ,^ MEDITERRAfMEANS OCEANS I CONTINENTAL MARGIN I ] [W CO 1 X OCEAN-BASIN FLOOR | |MID-OCE"aNIC RIDGEI I 1 [ABYSSAL FLOORl [OCEANIC RISESi |FLANKS[ [CREST r^ cc m 2 tn o O 5 Fig. 4. Outline of submarine topography. Line 1, first-order features of the crust; line 2, major topographic featiu-es of the ocean; line 3, categories of provinces and super- provinces ; line 4, provinces; line 5, sub-provinces and other important features. (After Heezen et al., 1959.) CONTINENTAL MARGIN PROyiHCES, TYPE PROFILE OFF NORTHEASTERN INNER SHELF â .OUTER I SHELF O fathoms continental shelf â shelf break. f^on 1000 1500 2000 upper continental rise. 2300% 2400\ . , â i<^2450 ^/oiver conlinentol r/s e^^/^^««[.i2600 ' 2500 ,-2750 2750) C ON Tl MENTAL RISE *" abyssal plain Bermuda rise Fig. 5. Continental margin provinces: type profile off northeastern United States. Profile plotted from records. This profile is representative of the sector from Georges Banks to Cape Hatteras, eastern United States. (After Heezen et al., 1959.). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hill, M. N. (Maurice Neville), 1919-. New York : Interscience Pub.
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