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An underwater plateau off the coast of a continent is a shelf. There is a very distinct drop off point if a person reaches the edge of the plateau, assuming the water is shallow enough to wade. A plateau might consist of several shelves at various depths, something like stairs.
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What is a plateau that lies off each coast of the continent?
The continental shelf is a plateau that lies off each coast of a continent. It is a shallow underwater extension of a continent that slopes gently into the ocean.
Stretching several miles off coast of each continent lies an underwater plateau called what?
The underwater plateau is called the continental shelf. It is a gently sloping shelf that extends from the shoreline of a continent to a variable distance into the ocean.
Off each coast of a continent lies a plateau called a?
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Plateau off each coast of a continent that lies under the ocean and stretches for several miles?
The Continental Shelf.
Plateau off the coast of each continent?
The Great Australian Bight off Australia, the Patagonian Shelf off South America, the Saya de Malha Bank off Africa, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands off Asia, and the Flemish Cap off North America are all examples of plateaus off the coast of continents.
The Great Barrier Reef is off the coast of which continent?
The continent is Australia.
What is the part of the continent that is underwater called?
The part of the continent that is underwater is called a continental shelf. It is the shallow, submerged edge of a continent that extends from the shoreline to a steeper drop-off called the continental slope.
'Madagascar is a large island and country off which continent?
Madagascar is NOT on a continent, but off of the east coast of Africa.
What continent is comoros on?
They are islands off the East Coast of Africa
Which continent is comoros located?
Off the East Coast of Africa
What countaint is comoros in?
Off the east coast of the African Continent
Madagascar is a large island of the coast of which continent?
Madagascar is off the southeast coast of Africa.
