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.a. two three-dimensional maps of Heceta Bank.
b. It is a continental margin which separates the thick crust form thin crust. It constitutes about 28% of the ocean area.
c. They are a shallow water area and consists of the following features:
- continental rise,
- continental slope
- continental shelf
d. It is a leading edge and it crases to the other oceanic plates is known as an active continental margin. But it is different in Passive margin because of the transition between an oceanic and continental bed.
Inset 2 shows the graded bedding.
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