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continental shelf
noun Physical Geography.
the part of a continent that is submerged in relatively shallow sea.
Origin:
1940–45
1940–45
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Continental shelf
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World English Dictionary
| continental shelf | |
| —n | |
| the sea bed surrounding a continent at depths of up to about 200 metres (100 fathoms), at the edge of which the continental slope drops steeply to the ocean floor | |
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Science Dictionary
| continental shelf
The part of the edge of a continent between the shoreline and the continental slope. It is covered by shallow ocean waters and has a very gentle slope. |
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Cultural Dictionary
continental shelf definition
The region adjoining the coastline of a continent, where the ocean is no more than a few hundred feet deep. The shelf is built up from sediments washed down to the sea by rivers.
Note: The continental shelves are often valuable because of the mineral resources and abundant marine life found there. (See offshore drilling.)
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