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continental shelf
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continental shelf
n.
A submerged border of a continent that slopes gradually and extends to a point of steeper descent to the ocean bottom.
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continental shelf
continental shelf
Noun
the gently sloping shallow sea bed surrounding a continent
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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Noun1.continental shelfcontinental shelf - the relatively shallow (up to 200 meters) seabed surrounding a continent
Davy Jones, Davy Jones's locker, ocean bottom, ocean floor, sea bottom, sea floor, seabed - the bottom of a sea or ocean


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In less than a year, there will be a seismic shift on the continental shelves of Europe that affects electrical and electronics companies everywhere.
Europe's green standards get tougher: global CEOs need to respond ... by Mitchell, William E. / Chief Executive (U.S.)
However, along North America's eastern coast, where continental shelves typically are wide and have gentle slopes, the heads of undersea canyons usually lie many kilometers offshore.
Hidden canyons: vast seabed chasms are carved by riverlike processes by Perkins, Sid / Science News
We have already eaten about 90% of the big fish that live on continental shelves and the open ocean (Myers and Worm 2003), and in many coastal waters densities have been reduced to a far greater extent.
Ocean health and human health by Knowlton, Nancy / Environmental Health Perspectives
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