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Archipelagic apron, layers of volcanic rock that form a fanlike slope around groups of ancient or recent islands, most commonly in the central and southern Pacific Ocean. The aprons typically have a slope of 1° to 2°, with the slope decreasing near the shore; the upper parts may be indented by.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
An archipelagic apron is a fan-shaped gently sloping region of sea floor found around oceanic islands, particularly in the south Pacific Ocean. The name was first proposed by Henry William Menard in 1956 because of the resemblance of the slope to an apron.
Mar 1, 2021 · Archipelagic aprons are submarine landslide complexes composed of erosion and depositional gravity flows that involve both sediment and blocks of the insular flanks. Aprons have been recognized as common bathymetric features on the lower flanks of oceanic islands, seamounts, guyots, and ridges for more than half a century.
- James V. Gardner, Brian R. Calder, Andrew A. Armstrong
- 2021
Archipelagic aprons are submarine landslide complexes composed of erosion and deposition-al gravity flows that involve both sediment and blocks of the insular flanks. Aprons have been recognized as common bathymetric features on the lower flanks of oceanic islands, seamounts, guyots, and ridges for more than half a century.
Oct 19, 2023 · An archipelago is a group of islands closely scattered in a body of water. Usually, this body of water is the ocean, but it can also be a lake or river. Most archipelagoes are made of oceanic islands. This means the islands were formed by volcanoes erupting from the ocean floor.
Sep 1, 2021 · This study describes the geomorphometries of archipelagic aprons on the southern flanks of the French Frigate Shoals and Necker Island edifices on the central Northwest Hawaiian Ridge that are...
About 4 5 of the smooth area (4×10 6 square miles) is distributed around groups of existing or drowned ancient islands and has the form of aprons which are here called “archipelagic aprons.” In the central and western Pacific, aprons encircle the Caroline, Cook, Ellis, Gilbert, Line, Marquesas, and Marshall islands and the guyots of the ...
