Different Landforms On The Ocean Floor

Ayre shingle beaches in orkney and shetland.

Different landforms on the ocean floor.

Far beyond the reach of sunlight and shrouded in perpetual darkness much of the ocean floor remains unseen by human eyes. Inland bodies of saltwater such as the caspian sea and the great salt. Archipelago a group of islands. Atoll ring shaped coral reef.

This graphic shows several ocean floor features on a scale from 0 35 000 feet below sea level. The same tectonic forces that create geographical features like volcanoes and mountains on land create similar features at the bottom of the oceans. Barrier island coastal dune landform that forms by. These can be formed by a variety of natural forces including erosion from water and wind plate movement folding and faulting.

The world s five oceans combine to create a mega landform that comprises 71 of the earth s surface. Rift zone a narrow trench located in the center of the highest. Far taller and deeper than any landforms found on the continents. In fact the tallest mountains and deepest canyons are found on the ocean floor.

Slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance and to provide you with relevant advertising. Smaller ocean regions such as the mediterranean sea gulf of mexico and the bay of bengal are called seas gulfs and bays. This video examines the different types of features in the ocean primarily on the ocean floor. Mid ocean ridge on the bottom of the ocean there is a central ridge or mountain range that divides the ocean floor into two parts.

The oceans cover more than 70 percent of earth s surface. The following features are shown at example depths to scale though each feature has a considerable range at which it may occur. 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. Arch a natural rock formation where a rock arch forms.

Abyssal plain flat area on the deep ocean floor. Many different types of landforms make up earth s topography. These underwater volcanic mountains are known as the mid ocean ridge. Most people know more about the surface of the moon than the ocean floor.

Sea mounts volcanic mountains that are not formed on the mid ocean ridge. But beneath the surface past the continental shelf the ocean floor contains many other landforms including some that are quite similar in scope to those found on the continents. Presentation of geologic landform features of the ocean floor as aligned to south carolina state standards. Familiar landforms lie far beneath the ocean surface.