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The sub-marine canyons are found in ________.

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Continental shelf

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Continental slope

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Ocean deep

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Ocean plain

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Solution

The correct option is B Continental slope
Submarine canyons originate either within continental slopes or on a continental shelf. They are rare on continental margins that have extremely steep continental slopes or escarpments. Submarine canyons are so called because they resemble canyons made by rivers on land.

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