The deep sea or deep layer is the lowest layer in the ocean existing below the thermocline and above the seabed at a depth of 1000 fathoms 1800 m or more.
Floor of the deep sea.
In fact there have been more missions into space than journeys down to the greatest depths of the oceans.
Deep sea exploration has revealed varied landscapes which include volcanoes seamounts hydrothermal vents and cold seeps.
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The mid atlantic ridge for instance separates the north american plate from the eurasian plate and the south american plate from the african plate the east pacific rise is a mid ocean ridge that runs through the eastern pacific ocean and separates the pacific plate from the north american.
In the initial chapters the authors describe the physico chemical nature of the deep sea floor and the methods used to collect and study its.
The ocean floor in particular is home to unique marine organisms as well as enormous geological features like volcanoes canyons and ridgelines.
Narrow flat abyssal.
The japanese spider crab is the largest known crab with a maximum leg span of 3 8m.
Deep sea biology provides a comprehensive account of the natural history of the organisms associated with the deep sea floor and examines their relationship with this remote and inhospitable environment.
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The deep sea is a relatively mysterious and unknown part of the earth as only about 1 of the ocean floor has been explored by humans.
Many deep sea creatures cope by creating light themselves also known as bioluminescence.
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Deep sea divers face a number of threats like the adverse physiological effects of high water pressure threats from strange and dangerous sea creatures failure of diving equipments etc.
This graphic shows several ocean floor features on a scale from 0 35 000 feet below sea level.
In order to take full advantage of these opportunities for discovery scientists and explorers must first overcome one of the biggest challenges of deep ocean exploration.
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The following features are shown at example depths to scale though each feature has a considerable range at which it may occur.
Narwhals dive to this depth up to 15 times a day in search for food.
In general the cross sections of deep sea trenches are v shaped with steeper landward sides.
Typical slopes range between 4 and 16 although slopes as steep as 45 have been measured in the tonga trench of the equatorial south pacific.
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.
Seafloor spreading occurs along mid ocean ridges large mountain ranges rising from the ocean floor.
Deep sea trenches and their approaches are striking features on the ocean floor.
