Sea Floor Map Atlantic
Here for your delectation is the spectacular rare atlantic ocean floor.
Sea floor map atlantic. The detail of such submarine terrain as continental slopes abyssal plains and the mighty mid atlantic ridge is stunning. National geographic map side b. Here is a map of the atlantic ocean floor shown in great detail using shaded relief. This graphic shows several ocean floor features on a scale from 0 35 000 feet below sea level.
The publication of heezen and tharp s physiographic map of the north atlantic in 1957 was the first map of the sea floor that enabled the general public to begin to visualize what the ocean floor really looked like. Continental shelf 300 feet continental slope 300 10 000 feet abyssal plain 10 000 feet abyssal hill 3 000 feet up from the abyssal plain seamount 6 000 feet. This distinctive physical map of the atlantic ocean floor appeared on national geographic as a supplement to the map of the atlantic. The following features are shown at example depths to scale though each feature has a considerable range at which it may occur.