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How many parts of ocean relief are there?

The ocean floors can be divided into four major divisions: 

  • The Continental Shelf
  • The Continental Slope
  • The Deep Sea Plain
  • The Oceanic Deeps. 

Besides, these divisions there are also major and minor relief features in the ocean floors like ridges, hills, seamounts, guyots, trenches, canyons, etc.

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