Continental Shelves
Continental Shelves
The edge of a continent is typically marked by a coastline, where the land meets the ocean. This transition can include cliffs, beaches, and coastal plains. Additionally, continental shelves are submerged platforms of land that extend from the coastline into the ocean.
When the land was one big continent, it was called Pangaea.
The continental rise and the continental shelf.
The edge of land that borders an ocean is called the coastline.
Continental Shelves
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The tip of the continental shelf (which has a gentle slope) where if you go any farther, the continental slope forms, which has a very steep slope.
When the land was one big continent, it was called Pangaea.
The continental rise and the continental shelf.
A continent .
what are large body of land called
A lake or pond closest to the edge of land
A small one is called an island and a large one is called a continent.
because its big
Land above sea level is called "elevation" or "high ground." It can also be referred to as "terrain" or "upland."