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"lagoon", a body of water that is surrounded by land |
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Tidal Flats
A tidal flat is created when water is over flowed a muddy land. |
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Coral Reef
A reef is a large slab of rock near the shore, where corals grow from |
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Continental Shelf
A continental shelf is the distance of the land mass before it drops down to the abyss. |
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Continental Slope & Rise
The slope part of the shelf that dips down to the abyss. The rise is when the slope touchs the floor. |
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Abyssal Plain
The abyssal plain is the edge of the trench in the ocean. It is connected to the rise and it pushes up on the slope. |
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