It is part of a continental plate that is submerged by the ocean.
At the edge of the continental shelf, the slope suddenly increases and begins to drop off, this is called the continental slope.
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Continental Slopes.
Land. Continental shelf.
the continental shelf-edge or shelf-break
the oldest continental shelf is in tortoga
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continental slope
The zone of ocean under shelf and continental slope are continental.
The widest continental shelf in Florida is the Gulf continental shelf. It is along the central-west coast of the state.
Continental shelf is an undersea extension of a continent. Continental slope connects the continental shelf to the abyssal plain.
Tectonic forces and the climate control the shape of the continental shelf. The continental shelf is the part of the continent that extends into the ocean.
Yes, both can be mined from the continental shelf.