the region of the seabed extending from the coast down to a depth of around 200 m
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Part of the continental margin between the coast and the continental slope.
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the seabed from the shore to the edge of the continental slope, covered by relatively shallow seas (known as shelf seas) and gulfs.
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extended perimeter of each continent and associated coastal plain, which is covered during interglacial periods such as the current epoch by relatively shallow seas (known as shelf seas) and gulfs.
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Portions of the continental land masses covered by sea water. Extend varying distances outward from the exposed continental margins. Usually, the continental shelf will be wider along a passive continental margin, and narrower along an active margin.
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broad, relatively shallow submarine platform that forms a border to a continent.[16 related articles]
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Model of the Atlantic Continental Shelf and Slope built during 1964 by a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution - U.S. Geological Survey team. The model is patterned after a three-sheet map series of the shelf and slope at a scale of 1 inch = 16 miles. With vertical scale exaggerated, this view shows ...
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That portion of the continental margin that extends as a gently sloping surface from theshoreline seaward to a marked change in slope at the top of the continental slope . Seaward depth averages about 130 m.
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Shallow submerged margin of the continents that lies between the edge of the shoreline and the continental slope. This nearly level area of the continental crust has surface layers composed of sediment or sedimentary rock.
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The offshore seabed down to a depth of about 200m.
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The part of the continental margin from the coastal shore to the continental slope; usually extending to a depth of about 200 meters and with a very slight slope, roughly 0.1 degrees; includes continental and oceanic sediments down to the ocean floor.
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the part of the sea floor that adjoins a landmass; over the continental shelf, the water is less than 200m deep. The outer margin of the continental shelf is marked by the continental slope which runs down to the abyssal region. eco04.gif.
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the seabed from the shore to the edge of the continental slope, covered by relatively shallow seas (known as shelf seas) and gulfs.
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n. The part of the continental margin from the coastal shore to the continental slope; usually extending to a depth of about 200 meters and with a very slight slope, roughly 0.1 degrees; includes conetinental and oceanic sediments down to the ocean floor.
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n. The part of the continental margin from the coastal shore to the continental slope; usually extending to a depth of about 200 meters and with a very slight slope, roughly 0.1 degrees; includes conetinental and oceanic sediments down to the ocean floor.
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shallow part of the ocean floor near the shoreline
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A broad expanse of ocean bottom sloping gently and seaward from the shoreline to the shelf-slope break at a depth of 100 to 200 m
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(1) The zone bordering a continent extending from the line of permanent immersion to the DEPTH, usually about 100 m to 200 m, where there is a marked or rather steep descent toward the great depths. (2) The area under active LITTORAL processes during the Holocene period. (3) The region of the oceanic bottom that extends outward from the shoreline w...
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noun the relatively shallow (up to 200 meters) seabed surrounding a continent
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Submerged edge of a continent, a gently sloping plain that extends into the ocean. It typically has a gradient of less than 1°. When the angle of the sea bed increases to 1°-5° (usually several hundred kilometres away from land), it becomes known as the continental slope
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The portion of the continental margin that extends as a gently sloping surface from the shoreline seaward to a marked change in slope at the top of the continental slope . Seaward depth averages about 130 m.
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Area of sea floor adjacent to a continent, sloping gently to a depth of about 655 feet (200 m); beyond the shelf edge, the sea floor drops steeply (via the continental slope) to the ocean bottom.
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region of relatively shallow sea (usually less than 200m deep) around the edge of a continent.
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the part of a continent that is submerged in relatively shallow sea.
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Sloping undersea shelf of land that extends beyond the shore of the continent.
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