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What are V shaped valleys in the continental shelf and continental slope are called?
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Submarine Canyons
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What is the length of the continental shelf?
actually,the continental shelf is roughly 3,000,000 m. long
A sharp drop-off beyond the continental shelf is called what?
Continental slope
What is a continent that extends underwater called?
continental shelf
Steep area between continental shelf and ocean floor?
The steep area between the continental shelf and the ocean floor is called the continental margin. A continental margin is usually composed of a steep continental slope that is followed by the flatter continental rise.
The portion of the land mass that extends into the ocean is called the?
continental shelf
The portion of land that extends into the ocean is called the continental?
shelf
What are valleys that lead from the continental shelf into deeper waters are known as?
Submarine Canyons
What the steep incline at the edge of the continental shelf called?
The edge is called the shelf break. The actual declining shelf is called the called the continental slope.
A v shaped valley below the ocean is known as a?
A v shaped valley is a continental shelf
What is the length of the continental shelf?
actually,the continental shelf is roughly 3,000,000 m. long
What continental begins at the shoreline?
It is called the continental shelf.
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 the extends Into the ocean is called continental?
continental shelf peninsula
A sharp drop-off beyond the continental shelf is called what?
Continental slope
What are the levels of the ocean called?
The continental shelf, continental slop and the ocean floor
What is neritic zone also called as?
Continental Shelf
What is a continent that extends underwater called?
continental shelf
