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continental shelf

(Encyclopedia)continental shelf: see ocean.

euphotic zone

(Encyclopedia)euphotic zone: see ocean.

aphotic zone

(Encyclopedia)aphotic zone: see ocean.

littoral zone

(Encyclopedia)littoral zone: see ocean.

abyssal plain

(Encyclopedia)abyssal plain: see ocean.

turbidity current

(Encyclopedia)turbidity current: see ocean.

thermohaline circulation

(Encyclopedia)thermohaline circulation: see ocean. ...

pelagic zone

(Encyclopedia)pelagic zone: see ocean.

KwaZulu-Natal

(Encyclopedia)KwaZulu-Natal kwäzo͞oˈlo͞o-nätälˈ [key], province (2011 pop. 10,267,300), 36,433 sq mi (94,361 sq km), E South Africa, on the Indian Ocean. Formerly Natal province, in the post-apartheid consti...

oceanography

(Encyclopedia)oceanography, study of the seas and oceans. The major divisions of oceanography include the geological study of the ocean floor (see plate tectonics) and features; physical oceanography, which is conc...