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A continental shelf is an area where a country has some exclusive rights i e exploration of Natural Resources ,it can construct structures , it has also sovereignty over the water body.Other country only can cruse through without permission of concern country.It constitutes at the beginning of the sea up to the 350 km and it goes until the shelf drifts to deep bottom of sea.
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The portion of land that extends into the ocean is called the continental?
shelf
Differences between exclusive economic zone and continental shelf zone?
Same area: Lower part is continental shelf whereas the upper part is exclusive economic zone. Seabed or Subsoil is covered in continental shelf whereas above that is exclusive economic zone.
What do you call the part of a continent that extends underwater?
Land. Continental shelf.
What begins at the edge of the continental shelf?
the continental shelf-edge or shelf-break
What is the oldest continental shelf?
the oldest continental shelf is in tortoga
Does the gulf stream flow over the continental shelf or the continental slope?
continental shelf
The continental shelf continental slope and continental rise combine to form what?
The continental shelf, continental slope, and continental rise combine to form the continental margin.
How is the slope different from the continental shelf?
The slope is the steep incline at the edge of the continental shelf that descends into the ocean depths. The continental shelf is a gently sloping, submerged portion of a continent that extends from the shoreline to the shelf break where the slope begins.
Which side of Florida has the widest continental shelf?
The widest continental shelf in Florida is the Gulf continental shelf. It is along the central-west coast of the state.
Which section of the ocean is closest to the shoreline?
contiental shelf \
What marks the seaward edge of the continental shelf?
The seaward edge of the continental shelf is marked by the shelf break, which is the steep slope that descends from the continental shelf to the deep ocean floor. This is where the ocean depth abruptly increases, indicating the boundary between the continental shelf and the continental slope.
A sharp drop-off beyond the continental shelf is called what?
A sharp drop-off beyond the continental shelf is called a continental slope. The continental slope marks the transition between the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor.
