Submarine canyons occur ____.
A)at the part of an ocean basin nearest the poles
B)at the part of an ocean basin nearest the equator
C)on the continental shelf and continental slope
D)at the center of an ocean basin, at the edges of the mid-ocean ridge

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Submarine canyons occur on the continental shelf and continental slope. They are carved by turbidity currents, which are powerful underwater avalanches of sediment and water that flow down the sloping seafloor. These canyons can be hundreds of kilometers long and several kilometers wide, and they can extend from the shelf to the deep-sea floor.

Submarine Canyons Occur ____