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oceanic crust

oceanic crust

Relatively thin, dense crust beneath the ocean basins, composed mainly of basaltic rocks.

All languages

English
oceanic crust
Norwegian
havbunnsskorpe
Japanese
海洋地殻 — かいようちかく — kaiyō chikaku
Korean
해양 지각 — haeyang jigak
Spanish
corteza oceánica
French
croûte océanique
German
Ozeanische Kruste

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