Terrigenous deposits are found in

  1. Ocean Trenches
  2. Rift Valley
  3. Continental Shelf and Slope
  4. Deep Sea Plain

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Option 3 : Continental Shelf and Slope
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Terrigenous deposits are found in Continental Shelf and Slope. Terrigenous deposits are derived from the wear and tear of land and volcanic and organic products. The greater part of the deposits on the continental shelf and slopes is derived from rock material let loose by disintegration and decomposition by the agents of weathering and carried to sea by the agents of erosion, such as running water, the wind, etc.
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