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.
The original motto of the United States was secular.  E Pluribus Unum  is Latin for . One from many  or . One from many parts .. It refers to the welding of a single federal state from a group of individual political units -- originally colonies and now states.he original motto of the United States was secular.  E Pluribus Unum  is Latin for . One from many  or . One from many parts .. It refers to the welding of a single federal state from a group of individual political units -- originally colonies and now states.