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Noun Concept
Categories: Bodies of water, Aquatic ecology, Coastal and oceanic landforms, Continental shelves, Aquatic biomes
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continental shelf  coastal shelf  Continental shelf break  Continental shelve  continental shelves
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The relatively shallow (up to 200 meters) seabed surrounding a continent WordNet 3.0
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The relatively shallow (up to 200 meters) seabed surrounding a continent WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A continental shelf is a portion of a continent that is submerged under an area of relatively shallow water, known as a shelf sea. Wikipedia
The extended perimeter of a continent, usually covered by shallow seas Wikipedia Disambiguation
Portion of a continent that is submerged under an area of relatively shallow water known as a shelf sea Wikidata
The gently sloping seabed of the shallow water nearest to a continent, covering about 45 miles from the shore and deepening over the sloping sea floor to an average depth of 400 ft. OmegaWiki
The outer area of a land mass covered by a shallow sea that extends into open ocean. Wiktionary
The area of sea around a land mass. Wiktionary (translation)