San Antonio Canyon Explained

San Antonio Canyon (Spanish; Castilian: Cañón de San Antonio) is a submarine canyon located offshore San Antonio, Valparaíso Region, Chile.[1] The canyon crosses almost the whole continental shelf.[1] It has a slope of 2° from its upper parts near the coast to 80 km offshore, then slope increases to a mean of 6.3°.[2] The main channel has a large tributary coming from the south.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Shepard, Francis P. . Submarine Canyons and Other Sea Valleys . Rand McNally & Company . 1966 . Chicago . 202 . Dill . Robert F. . Other Submarine Canyons. Francis Parker Shepard.
  2. Book: Rodrigo, Cristian . Geología marina de Chile. Comité Oceanográfico Nacional de Chile - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso - Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería de Chile . 2010 . 32-35 . Spanish . Cañones submarinos en el margen continental chileno. Díaz-Naveas. Juan. Frutos. José.

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