Definition The point at which the continental slope meets the continental rise or, if there is no rise, the deep ocean floor. Reference Glossary of tecnical terms used in the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Comment CONTEXT: Oceanography, law of the sea.;XREF: continental margin (A092397); continental shelf (A092395); continental slope (A092411); continental rise (A092401).;DIV: ARCHFILE 45 for glossary and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea .
Comment XREF: ligne de base (A082417); mer territoriale (A092389); plateau continental (A092395); marge continentale (A092397); talus continental (A092411); glacis (A092401);UPDATED: KEL 08/07/2004
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fána ilchríochach Reference "Togra le haghaidh Rialachán lena mbunaítear coinníollacha sonracha maidir le stoic dhomhainfharraige a iascach san Atlantach Thoir Thuaidh agus forálacha maidir le hiascaireacht i bhfarraigí idirnáisiúnta an Atlantaigh Thoir Thuaidh agus lena n-aisghairtear Rialachán (CE) Uimh. 2347/2002"
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Context 'Tugtar stoic éisc dhomhainfharraige ar na stoic éisc sin a mbeirtear orthu lasmuigh de phríomh‑mheánna na scairbheach ilchríochach. Tá siad scaipthe ar na fánaí ilchríochacha nó áitríonn siad tuláin ghrinnill.' Reference "Togra le haghaidh Rialachán lena mbunaítear coinníollacha sonracha maidir le stoic dhomhainfharraige a iascach san Atlantach Thoir Thuaidh agus forálacha maidir le hiascaireacht i bhfarraigí idirnáisiúnta an Atlantaigh Thoir Thuaidh agus lena n-aisghairtear Rialachán (CE) Uimh. 2347/2002"
Definition "jener Teil des Kontinentalrandes IATE:793709, an dem sich der Ozeanboden von der Kante des Schelfs IATE:45813 (100–200 m Tiefe) bis zum Kontinentalfuß IATE:793713 in etwa 2000 bis 4000 m Tiefe absenkt" Reference "Council-DE nach Fischlexikon.eu, Stichwort Kontinentalhang (6.4.2021)"
Definition "sloping part of the continental margin that lies between the break in the shallow continental shelf at about 200 metres water depth and the rise or the deep ocean floor" Reference "Council-EN based on New Zealand GNS Science > UNCLOS Article 76 > The foot of the continental slope"
Comment "Under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, the foot of the continental slope is usually determined as the point of maximum change in sea floor gradient. If it cannot be located reliably to that point, geological and geophysical evidence may be used to locate it.NB: A continental slope typically has a gradient of a few degrees, but can vary locally from steep escarpments to near-horizontal surfaces across terraces and mid-slope basins."
Definition zone sous-marine, en pente, qui assure la liaison entre le plateau continental dont la profondeur est d’environ 100 à 200 m et la plaine abyssale située généralement entre 4000 et 5000 mètres de profondeur Reference "Conseil-FR, d'après Ministère de l'Europe et des affaires étrangères, Extraction réussie de glace combustible en mer de Chine méridionale (29.1.2021)"
Comment La pente continentale est large de 45 km en moyenne et profonde de 200 à 4 000 m. Sa déclivité moyenne est de 4 à 5°, ce qui peut paraître faible, mais contraste cependant fortement avec celle du plateau continental, près de 20 fois moins abrupte.