| 1. | Bangaram atoll is connected to the reef of Agatti through a shallow submarine ridge.
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| 2. | The islands occur where the peaks of the submarine ridge have protruded above sea level.
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| 3. | The submarine ridge and Hut Point Peninusula temper the effect of McMurdo Sound ocean currents.
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| 4. | Furthermore, the submarine ridges running off from the coast complicate the ocean flow and turbulence.
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| 5. | The pocket shark is a very poorly known deepwater shark recorded from the Nazca Submarine Ridge off northern Chile.
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| 6. | For example, a submarine ridge that extends out from the coast will produce more favorable upwelling conditions than neighboring regions.
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| 7. | If generated in the ocean by tidal flow over submarine ridges or the continental shelf, they are called internal tides.
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| 8. | In the southwest, it is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a submarine ridge running between Iceland and the Faroe Islands.
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| 9. | In addition the submarine ridge tends to provide a buffer against icebergs moving into the bay and damaging the ice pier and shoreline.
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| 10. | The island is oval-shaped, and occupies the southwestern end of a narrow submarine ridge that extends to the northeast for several kilometers.
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