An abyssal plain is a flat expanse of the deep ocean floor, usually lying between 3,000 and 6,000 meters deep, extending from the foot of a continental rise out to a mid-ocean ridge and together covering more than half of the Earth's surface. Abyssal plains rank among the flattest, smoothest and least explored parts of the planet, and stand as one of the key structural elements of an oceanic basin alongside the elevated mid-ocean ridge and the abyssal hills that flank it.
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In Discipline: Geomorphology, Lead paragraph
An abyssal plain is an underwater plain on the deep ocean floor, usually found at depths between 3,000 and 6,000 metres (9,800 and 19,700 ft)
Caused By: Plate Tectonics, Lead section (caused-by Plate Tectonics)
The creation of the abyssal plain is the result of the spreading of the seafloor (plate tectonics) and the melting of the lower oceanic crust.
Caused By: Seafloor Spreading, Lead section (caused-by Seafloor Spreading)
The creation of the abyssal plain is the result of the spreading of the seafloor (plate tectonics) and the melting of the lower oceanic crust.
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