English

Noun

1. The bottom of a sea or ocean; often covered with sediment.

Translations

• Swedish: sjöbotten (bottom of a sea), havsbotten (bottom of the ocean)

Derived terms

• seafloor spreading

See also

• benthos

"Ocean Floor" redirects here. For the 2001 song by Audio Adrenaline, see Lift (Audio Adrenaline album).

The seabed (also sea floor , seafloor, or ocean floor) is the bottom of the ocean. At the bottom of the continental slope is the continental rise, which is caused by sediment cascading down the continental slope. The seabed has been explored by submersibles such as Alvin and to some extent scuba divers with special apparatuses.

See also

• Bottom trawling
• Black smoker
• Manganese nodule
• Research vessel
• Seafloor massive sulfide deposits

External links

• Ocean Explorer (www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov) - Public outreach site for explorations sponsored by the Office of Ocean Exploration.
• NOAA, Ocean Explorer Gallery, Submarine Ring of Fire 2006 Gallery, Submarine Ring of Fire 2004 Gallery - A rich collection of images, video, audio and podcast.
• NOAA, Ocean Explorer YouTube Channel
• Submarine Ring of Fire, Mariana Arc - Explore the volcanoes of the Mariana Arc, Submarine Ring of Fire.
• The ocean floor
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