"Submarine canyons" refer to deep, narrow valleys or gorges found underwater on the ocean floor.
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For about the past five years, researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey, along with other governmental and academic partners, have been gauging the potential for tsunamis generated by landslides in submarine canyons in the mid-Atlantic to strike the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts. (scientificamerican.com)
And the structures of deep submarine canyons and towering pinnacles attract animals looking for shelter, as well as those looking for a meal. (nps.gov)
«The evaluation of submarine landslides as potential tsunami sources along the U.S. East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico and the investigation of submarine canyon systems in the Atlantic are ongoing projects,» Chaytor said. (scientificamerican.com)