| 11. | Past the eastern end of the rise, the sea floor drops away to the abyssal plain.
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| 12. | Some may extend seawards across continental shelves for hundreds of kilometres before reaching the abyssal plain.
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| 13. | It has been estimated that well over 10, 000 may exist on continental slopes and abyssal plains.
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| 14. | Cephalopods occupy most of the depth of the ocean, from the abyssal plain to the sea surface.
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| 15. | Beyond the continental rise stretches the abyssal plain, an extremely deep and flat area of the sea floor.
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| 16. | Further out are the abyssal plains.
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| 17. | He sends the Justice League to the abyssal plain, while he attempts to sink the city of Boston.
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| 18. | Owing in part to their vast size, abyssal plains are currently believed to be a major reservoir of biodiversity.
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| 19. | Below the slope is the "'continental rise "', which finally merges into the deep ocean floor, the abyssal plain.
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| 20. | A great opportunity for such wiring lies in old telephone cables that criss-cross the sea's abyssal plains, Gagosian said.
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