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The steep area between the continental shelf and the ocean floor is called the continental margin. A continental margin is usually composed of a steep continental slope that is followed by the flatter continental rise.
The continental shelf, continental slop and the ocean floor
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The ocean floor is divided into the Continental Shelf, the Continental Slope, and the Continental Rise.
Continental shelf Continental slope abyss/abyssal plain
The relationship between the existence of the plume influence and ocean floor topography.
The transition zone between an ocean basin floor and a continent is known as the continental shelf. It is the submerged part of a continent that extends from the shoreline to the continental slope. The continental shelf is characterized by relatively shallow waters and is an area of high biological productivity.
Continental Shelf.
Ocean floor from the edge of the continental shelf to the continental rise
The bottom of the ocean is part of a tectonic plate or continental shelf, or can be on the breach line between two shelves.
Continental shelf.
Continental shelf.