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The continental shelf.
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It is the continental shelf.
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The portion of a continent that is submerged beneath the ocean is called the Continental Shelf.
The portion of a continent that is submerged beneath the ocean is called a continental shelf. It extends from the shoreline to a point where there is a steep drop-off into the ocean depths.
The landforms that extends into the ocean or sea is known as the continental shelf. The edges of the continental shelf are marked by a steep drop off into the ocean depths.
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Deep ocean basin
A peninsular, isthmus and promentary are all portions of land which extend into the sea.
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.