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I have come across this passage:
Der Meeresgrund ist von einer sehr unebenen Bodengestalt und reich an Erdgas und -öl, die Küstenzonen dienen zahlreichen Fischen des Nordatlantiks als Laichgebiet.
What does von einer mean here? The only translation I can think of is: "The ocean floor is very uneven".
The expression is "von einer Gestalt sein" - which literally translates to
The ocean floor is of a very uneven shape.
