La Jolla Canyon

canyon, Pacific Ocean

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La Jolla Canyon is a shallow submarine canyon located off the coast of La Jolla, California, in the Pacific Ocean. It is one of the most studied submarine canyons due to its proximity to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The canyon's tributary valleys begin very close to shore in shallow waters, about 40 feet deep. These valleys merge with a larger canyon, La Jolla Canyon, at a depth of 980 feet. The walls of Scripps Canyon are V-shaped and rise approximately 360 feet.1

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Scripps Canyon
…valley joins a larger canyon, La Jolla Canyon, at an axial depth of 980 feet, 1.3 miles from its head. There the walls of Scripps Canyon are V-shaped and have a height of approximately 360 feet.
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…valley joins a larger canyon, La Jolla Canyon, at an axial depth of 980 feet, 1.3 miles from its head. There the walls of Scripps Canyon are V-shaped and have a height of approximately 360 feet.
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