The "continental shelf" is generally considered to be up to the 600-foot depth. Along the Atlantic coast, that extends a hundred miles or more. On the Pacific side, there really is no continental shelf; we have deep water only a couple of miles off the coast.
The portion of a continent that is submerged beneath the ocean is called the Continental Shelf.
The continent of Europe extends from the Atlantic Ocean to Asia.
The continent of Europe extends from the Atlantic Ocean to Asia.
The land under an ocean at the edge of a continent is called the continental shelf. This is the shallow submerged portion of a continent that extends from the shoreline to the continental slope.
The continent of Europe extends from the Atlantic Ocean to Asia.
The portion of the land mass that extends into the ocean is called the coastline or shoreline.
a peninsula
Europe is the continent that extends from the Atlantic Ocean to Asia, separated by the Ural Mountains.
The portion of a continent that is submerged beneath the ocean is called the Continental Shelf.
A continent that extends underwater is called a submerged continent. An example of a submerged continent is Zealandia in the South Pacific Ocean.
A Gulf
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