Gently sloping section of the continental margin.
Features and main sections of the ocean floor.
In other parts of the ocean floor you ll find king.
It connects the continental slope to the abyssal plain.
While the ocean has an average depth of 2 3 miles the shape and depth of the seafloor is complex.
The ocean floor is divided into what two.
Below the ocean floor there are a few small deeper areas called ocean trenches.
Closer to shore you ll find coral forests on the ocean floor that are home to a myriad of sea creatures from little clownfish to sea urchins.
Isolated volcanic peaks on the ocean floor are known as seamounts.
Features of the ocean include the continental shelf slope and rise.
Features rising up from the ocean floor include seamounts volcanic islands and the mid oceanic ridges and rises.
The ocean floor is called the abyssal plain.
Continental shelf is the shallow portion of the ocean which lies close to the continental margin.
It is actually a part of the continent sloping gently towards the sea floor.
In general the ocean floor can be divided into four major divisions.
It covers most of the ocean floor.
Abyssal plain zone located at a depth of 6 600 to 20 000 feet.