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fracture
(English) Submerged earthform consisting of a large scale elongated crack on the deep ocean floor; a fault line or zone attributed to differential movements of the ocean crust. (See also: submerged earthform, sea floor)
fracture
(French) Les [earthform] submergés qui consistent en une grande échelle d’une fissure étendue sur le sol de l'océan profond; une ligne de faute ou la zone attribué aux mouvements différentiels de la croûte d'océan. (See also: submerged earthform, sea floor)
fractura
(Portuguese) Formação geológica submersa constituída por uma enorme fissura no fundo oceânico; linha de falha atribuída a diferentes movimentos da crusta oceânica. (See also: submerged earthform, sea floor)

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