Johannes Van Meter, Crystal Quintero, CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly Wikipedia edit
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San Francisco Bay under Golden Gate Bridge |
It has steep canyon walls measuring a full 1 mile in height from bottom to top. Its height and depth rivals that of the great
Grand Canyon.
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Wiki image conceals shore and size of canyon. |
It is the largest such submarine canyon along the west coast of the North American continent. It i snot know how it was formed. The only theory allowed is insufficient to explain it, saying it was by a process known as
turbidity current erosion.
Many questions remain unresolved regarding the nature of its origins. As such it is the subject of several ongoing geological and marine life studies being carried out by science.
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OUR MOOD: "That sinking feeling" |
It terminates at Monterey Canyon
submarine fan, reaching depths of up to 11,800 feet (3,600 meters) below surface level at its downstream mouth.
It is a part of the greater Monterey Bay Canyon System, which consists of Monterey, Soquel, and Carmel Canyons.
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Mazu, Chinese Goddess of the Sea |
The canyon's depth and nutrient availability (due to the regular influx of nutrient-rich sediment) provide a habitat suitable for many marine life forms.
The
Soquel Canyon State Marine Conservation Area protects a side-branch of the Monterey Submarine Canyon. Like an underwater park, this marine protected area helps conserve ocean wildlife and marine ecosystems.
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Depths of beginning of California's Monterey Submarine Canyon (mbari.org) |
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