Assertion: seamount | /r/Synonym | oasis
Facets:
value: in the deep
type: LOCATION
value: in an otherwise flat seafloor
type: LOCATION
value: in the open ocean
type: LOCATION
value: for marine life
type: PURPOSE
value: in the past
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: It has in the past been called "An Oasis in the Deep", hosting a vast coral forest, large sponge field, crabs, deep-sea fish, basket stars, and a number of rare benthic species, some of which have yet to be studied properly or even named.
text: Amidst the vastness of the oceans, seamounts are indeed oases for marine life.
text: The seamount has been called "An Oasis in the Deep" in an otherwise flat seafloor, hosting large coral forests, vast sponge fields, crabs, deep-sea fishes, shrimp, basket stars, and high numbers of rare and unidentified benthic species.
text: The seamount has been called "An Oasis in the Deep" in an otherwise flat seafloor, hosting large coral forests, vast sponge fields, crabs, deep-sea fishes, shrimp, basket stars, and high numbers of rare and unidentified benthic species.
text: One of the largest known seamounts in U.S. waters, the seamount has been called "an oasis in the deep" in an otherwise flat seafloor, hosting large coral forests, vast sponge fields, crabs, deep-sea fishes, shrimp, basket stars, and high numbers of rare and unidentified benthic species.
text: As a result, seamounts are “oases” in the open ocean teeming with rich marine life.