Shipwrecks are more likely to be found at undisturbed at

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Shipwrecks are more likely to be found at undisturbed at great depths  than in shallow coastal waters, which exposes archaeological remains to turbulence and makes them accessible to anyone in scuba gear, whether they be  archaeologist, treasure hunter, or sport driver.

A. than in shallow coastal waters, which exposes archaeological remains to turbulence and makes them accessible to anyone in scuba gear, whether they be

B. than in shallow coastal waters, where archaeological remains are exposed to turbulence and are accessible to anyone in scuba gear, whether

C. as opposed to shallow waters along the coast,where archaelogical remains are exposed to turbulence and are accessible to anyone in scuba gear, including

D. instead of in shallow waters along the coast,which exposes archaelogical remains to turbulence and makes them accessible to anyone in sucba gear,including an

E. instead of shallow coastal waters,because it exposes archaeological remains to tubulence and makes them accessible to anyone in scuba gear, whether

bkk145 · Answer

B.

C, D ,E are out because you need "than" for the use of "more".
A is not right because it uses "which", and "where" is better. Also, "exposes " should be "expose".

surbab · Answer

Answer B.

more than in....., where.... ,whether..... is correct.

A. which is refering to coastal waters. it cannot expose something.

C. "than" is requird. as opposed is not idiomatic.

D. "than" is requird. instead of is not idiomatic.

E. "than" is requird. instead of is not idiomatic.

GMATBLACKBELT · Answer

btwn A and B. I go for B, I don't like the use of which in A.

Where is preferable to which in this situation b/c where describes a place.

beckee529 · Answer

this one was a bit tough with a lot of different splits.

I picked B for a lack of a better answer choice although I don't feel 100% confident. 

Shipwrecks are more likely to be found at undisturbed at great depths  than in shallow coastal waters, where archaeological remains are exposed to turbulence and are accessible to anyone in scuba gear,  whether  archaeologist, treasure hunter, or sport driver 

Is this considered ellipsis? Anyone?

s_positive · Answer

Somehow i am not convinced with B.
'whether' seems to be incompletely hanging in the end..

This is forcing me to go with C though 's opposed to' is not sounding good.

Wat's the OA?

g_kansal · Answer

OA is B https://www.gmatclub.com/forum/t30428

Shipwrecks are more likely to be found at undisturbed at

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