Monterey - an underwater canyon off the coast of California , located in Monterey Bay . It is larger than the Grand Canyon (located on the land surface) and is the largest of these deep-sea canyons on the west coast of the United States .
| Monterey | |
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 NOAA 3-D Canyon Image | |
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| Ocean | Pacific Ocean |
Education
Monterey's research is ongoing. There is a hypothesis that it was formed by a powerful ancient river, since none of the modern rivers is powerful enough for this. However, ancient deposits that need to be studied in order to know this for sure are buried under the stratum of modern ones and are not yet accessible to scientists.
Literature
- Allen, Robert Lloyd, Jr. The Impact of Tectonic Activity in the Development of Monterey Submarine Canyon ( journal ) : journal. - Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, 1982. - March. (inaccessible link)
- Monterey Canyon System . Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (February 6, 2009). Date of treatment September 27, 2016. Archived July 26, 2009.