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Noun Concept

Categories: Aquatic ecology, Bodies of water, Law of the sea, Aquatic biomes, Oceanographical terminology

continental shelf coastal shelf Continental shelf break Continental shelve continental shelves

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)

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Antarctic continental shelf

Sahul Shelf

Campeche Bank

north-western part of the Black Sea

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coastal shelf, Continental Shelf, Continental shelf break, Continental shelve, continental shelves, inner continental shelf, Mid-continental shelf, mid continental shelf, outer continental shelf, outer shelf, shelf-ecosystem, shelf break, Shelf ecosystem, shelf sea