The shape of the land. Ocean basins are that part of Earth's surface that extends seaward from the continental margins (the submerged outer edges of continents, each composed of a continental shelf and a continental slope). Basins lie at an average water depth of about 12,450 feet (3,795 meters).
Share. Harry Truman's famous motto, the buck stops here â which was emblazoned on a thirteen-inch sign that sat on his Oval Office desk â is receiving a lot of renewed interest today.
As a result, the 84th Congress passed a joint resolution declaring IN GOD WE TRUST the national motto of the United States.. The law was signed by President Eisenhower on July 30, 1956, and the motto was progressively added to paper money over a period from 1957 to 1966.