Marine Basin Floor

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-016536",
  "term": "Marine Basin Floor",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Basin floors refer broadly to the areas of the seafloor between the base of the continental margin (usually the foot of the continental rise) and the mid-ocean ridge. Occasionally, this large region is subdivided into smaller basins based on local bathymetry.",
  "references": [
    "Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/marine-basin-floor/"
}