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Epipelagic Zone - The surface layer of the ocean is known as the epipelagic zone and extends from the surface to 200 meters (656 feet). ... Abyssopelagic Zone - The next layer is called the abyssopelagic zone, also known as the abyssal zone or simply as the abyss. It extends from 4000 meters (13 ... Deep Sea; Creature Database...
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www.seasky.org/deep-sea/ocean-layers.html
www.seasky.org/deep-sea/ocean-layers.html
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See the instructions here ... ; Amazing adaptations don't just take place at 6000m. Find out about some that are much nearer home as well as in truly alien environments. And find out how you can do your bit to save the alien world we know so little about. ... Ocean info...
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www.bbc.co.uk/nature/blueplanet/alien/flash/main_game.s...
www.bbc.co.uk/nature/blueplanet/alien/flash/main_game.shtml
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Abyssal zone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The abyssal zone is the abyssopelagic layer of pelagic zone that contains the very deep benthic communities near the bottom of oceans. "Abyss" is from the Greek word meaning "bottomless sea". At dep...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abyssal_zone
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Three-quarters of the area of the deep-ocean floor lies in this zone. The water temperature is constantly near freezing and only a few creatures can be found at these crushing depths. The deepest a fish have ever been found was in the Puerto Rico Trench at 27,460 feet (8,372 meters).
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www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/ocean/layers_ocean.htm
www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/ocean/layers_ocean.htm
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; Welcome! This website focuses on deep-sea and oceanic life. From this page you can : ... Preview the award-winning book; 'Deep New Zealand: Blue Water, Black Abyss". ... Deep Ocean Quest Productions...
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www.exploretheabyss.com/
www.exploretheabyss.com/
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A few creatures visit the abyss from the sunlit zone; one southern elephant seal was registered at a depth of 2,388 metres ... "There is evidence of both warming in some deep ocean areas and increasing acidification," Dr Vecchione said.
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www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/23/2750316.htm
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Deep-Sea Octopus ... Deep-Sea "Dandelion" ... Deep-Sea Anemone...
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www.ocean.udel.edu/extreme2001/creatures/abyss.html
www.ocean.udel.edu/extreme2001/creatures/abyss.html
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C. Scientists estimate that so far they have explored less than 1% of the deep ocean's massive territory. ... B. Zone is defined mainly by its extremely uniform environmental conditions, as reflected in the distinct life forms inhabiting it...
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benson-k.web.lynchburg.edu/oceans/present06/abyssal.htm...
benson-k.web.lynchburg.edu/oceans/present06/abyssal.html
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The mysterious deep ocean has always been a fertile source of tales of fearsome giant animals. ... Vampyroteuthis infernalis (meaning 'the vampire squid from hell') grows to no more than about 20cm long and therefore probably feeds on fairly small animals in the mesopelagic zone (400-1,000m deep) where it lives.
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