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the continental shelf begins at the shoreline and slopes gently toward the open ocean the continental rise is the base of the continental slope, which is made up of large pites of sediment the continental slope is the edge of the continental shelf
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe continental shelf edge is an area that is located at the edge of an underwater landmass. This landmass extends out from a continent and has a relatively shallow area of water which is often referred to as the shelf sea.
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∙ 13y agoA continental shelf is the flat or gently sloping land that lies submerged around the edges of a continent and that extends from the shoreline out to the continental slope.
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∙ 9y agoThe Continental Shelf is 800 miles long and about 40 miles wide at the largest points. This can fluctuate a bit depending on the specific area but the continental shelf is very large.
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∙ 14y agoThe parts of the Continental Shelf are Europe,France,London,and Georgia.
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∙ 14y agoA continent is a large mass of land that is on water. And a continental shelf is shallow seabed surrounding a continent.
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∙ 11y agoit does nothing
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∙ 12y agoat the edge of any continent
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∙ 15y agoshelf break
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What begins at the edge of the continental shelf?
the continental shelf-edge or shelf-break
Why do fisherman not fish beyond the continental shelf?
Because for the most part, the continental shelves are where the fish are.
Does the gulf stream flow over the continental shelf or the continental slope?
continental shelf
Zone between the continental shelf and abyssal plain?
The continental rise is between the continental shelf and the abyssal plain.LittoralLitoral (alternative spelling)Intertidal
Describe the continental shelf slope and rise?
continental margin
What is the flattest part of the continental margin?
Continental Slopes.
What do you call the part of a continent that extends underwater?
Land. Continental shelf.
What forces control the shape of a continental shelf?
Tectonic forces and the climate control the shape of the continental shelf. The continental shelf is the part of the continent that extends into the ocean.
The BEST definition of the outer edge of the continental shelf is that point where?
The part on where the continental shelf meets the continental slope creating an edge.
Differences between exclusive economic zone and continental shelf zone?
Same area: Lower part is continental shelf whereas the upper part is exclusive economic zone. Seabed or Subsoil is covered in continental shelf whereas above that is exclusive economic zone.
What is the shallow part of the ocean?
The continental shelf
What forces control the shape of the continental?
Tectonic forces and the climate control the shape of the continental shelf. The continental shelf is the part of the continent that extends into the ocean.
Why is a continental shelf physical?
It is part of a continental plate that is submerged by the ocean. At the edge of the continental shelf, the slope suddenly increases and begins to drop off, this is called the continental slope.
The portion of land that extends into the ocean is called the continental?
shelf
What is the part of the continent that is under water?
Continental Shelf
Is fracture zone part of continental margin?
no it is not. continental shelf, rise, and submarine canyon.
Is it true that continental shelf is the deepest part of the ocean?
No the shelf is among the shallowest parts of the ocean.
