Bering Canyon — ▪ submarine canyon, Bering Sea submarine canyon in the Bering Sea, 250 miles (400 km) long, and possibly the longest such feature in the world. The canyon head is situated at the edge of the continental shelf north of Umnak Island in the… … Universalium
Bering Sea — The Bering (or ImarpikFact|date=April 2008) Sea is a body of water in the Pacific Ocean that comprises a deep water basin (the Aleutian Basin) which rises through a narrow slope into the shallower water above the continental shelves.The Bering… … Wikipedia
Bering Sea and Strait — ▪ sea, Pacific Ocean Introduction Russian Beringovo More and Proliv Beringa, northernmost part of the Pacific Ocean, separating the continents of Asia and North America. To the north the Bering Sea connects with the Arctic Ocean through the … Universalium
Canyon City (Yukon) — 60° 39′ 29″ N 135° 00′ 06″ W / 60.6581, 135.0017 … Wikipédia en Français
Submarine canyon — A submarine canyon is a steep sided valley on the sea floor of the continental slope. Many submarine canyons are found as extensions to large rivers; however there are some that have no such association. Canyons cutting the continental slopes… … Wikipedia
Zhemchug Canyon — is a giant underwater canyon located in the middle of the Bering Sea. This submarine canyon is the largest canyon in the ocean.Normark, W.R. and Carlson, P.R., 2003, Giant submarine canyons: Is size any clue to their importance in the rock… … Wikipedia
Pribilof Canyon — ▪ submarine canyon, Bering Sea a long submarine canyon rising from the Bering Abyssal Plain on the floor of the Bering Sea southeast of the Pribilof Islands, Alaska. It runs across the edge of the continental slope and is 265 miles (426 km) … Universalium
Navarin Canyon — The Navarin Canyon is a submarine canyon in the Bering Sea. It is just as wide but less than half as deep as the Zhemchug Canyon, which is the largest canyon in the world.[1] The Navarin Canyon is the third largest to cut through the Beringian… … Wikipedia
Pribilof Canyon — The Pribilof Canyon is a long submarine canyon rising from the Bering Abyssal Plain on the floor of the Bering Sea to the southeast of the Pribilof Islands in Alaska … Wikipedia
CANYONS SOUS-MARINS — Les canyons sous marins sont des vallées encaissées qui entaillent profondément – sur 1 000 à 1 500 mètres – les marges continentales, depuis le sommet de la pente (ou même parfois depuis le littoral) jusqu’au glacis, où le relief s’estompe… … Encyclopédie Universelle
