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What is a shallow area surrouding a major land mass called?
A shelf sea is a relatively shallow water area formed by the continental shelf.
Continental shelf is part of what?
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
What begins at the edge of the continental shelf?
the continental shelf-edge or shelf-break
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
Where is the ocean more shallow?
The continental shelf is the shallow part of the ocean.
What is the shallow part of the ocean?
The continental shelf
The shallow ocean bottom extending from the continents for about 30 miles is the?
continental shelf
What is the gently sloping shallow area of the ocean floor that extends outward from the edge of the continent?
continental shelf
What do you call a shallow sea-bed bordering a continent?
Continental shelf
Region of shallow ocean water over the continental shelf?
neritic
What is the shallow water body bordering the continents?
It is known as the continental shelf.
What is a shallow area surrouding a major land mass called?
A shelf sea is a relatively shallow water area formed by the continental shelf.
What is the term for part of a continent that extends outward from the landmass beneath relatively shallow seawater?
The continental shelf is the term for part of a continent that extends outward from the landmass beneath shallow seawater. The drop-off point of a continental shelf is called the shelf break. From this point, the continental goes down to the deep ocean floor.
The shallow coastal water with numerous living organisms is called?
Continental Shelf
What is the shallow extension of the continent that extends beyond the shoreline called?
The shallow extension of the continent that extends beyond the shoreline is called a continental shelf. It is the submerged part of a continent that extends from the shoreline to a drop-off point called the shelf break.
The shallow border area surrounding major land masses is called?
the continental shelf
