The picture above is the water depth around the islands around Hawaii. The grey coloring is the land, pink and red coloring is the shallowest sections of the water depth. Yellow to green to blue are the deepest sections of water.
Definition of Bathymetry
The measurement of depth in oceans, seas and lakes
Difference Between Continental Slope/Shelf
The Continental Shelf starts from the shore and gradually starts getting deeper
The continental slope starts after shelf-break with a higher slope gradient, then follows the continental rise and abyssal-plain
According to the above picture, the continental shelf would be within the pink and red colors. The continental slop would begin in the yellowish green area.
The continental slope starts after shelf-break with a higher slope gradient, then follows the continental rise and abyssal-plain
According to the above picture, the continental shelf would be within the pink and red colors. The continental slop would begin in the yellowish green area.
Sediment Distribution Around Hawaiian Islands
There were four separate types of sediment that have been found around the Hawaiian Islands according to the University of Hawaii. These four types are shallow-water carbonates and detritus around the islands, calcareous oozes on
bathymetric highs far off from the shore, brown clay on the Hawaiian Arch, and
siliceous ooze in the Hawaiian Deep and west of the island of Hawaii.
bathymetric highs far off from the shore, brown clay on the Hawaiian Arch, and
siliceous ooze in the Hawaiian Deep and west of the island of Hawaii.