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Diagram showing the transition from land to deep ocean, with labeled features including coastal plain, shoreline, continental shelf, continental slope, submarine canyon, seamounts, continental rise, and abyssal plain, illustrating the structure of the continental margin.

Diagram showing the physiographic divisions of the continental margin, including labeled features such as coastal plain, shoreline, continental shelf, continental slope, continental rise, submarine canyon, and abyssal plain.

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