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Mention the various relief features of ocean floor.
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Solution
The ocean basins are characterized by the following major relief features:
- Continental shelf
- Continental slope
- Continental rise
- Deep sea plain or Abyssal plain
- Oceanic deep
- Oceanic ridge.
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