Erosion and sediments from large rivers.
The most common way that material is added to a continental shelf is through sedimentation from rivers and coastal erosion. This process transports soil, rocks, and organic matter from land areas to the shelf, building up layers of sediment that gradually extend the shelf outward.
Deposition of continental sediments
shelf
Land. Continental shelf.
the continental shelf-edge or shelf-break
the oldest continental shelf is in tortoga
continental shelf
The continental shelf, continental slope, and continental rise combine to form the continental margin.
The slope is the steep incline at the edge of the continental shelf that descends into the ocean depths. The continental shelf is a gently sloping, submerged portion of a continent that extends from the shoreline to the shelf break where the slope begins.
The widest continental shelf in Florida is the Gulf continental shelf. It is along the central-west coast of the state.
contiental shelf \
The seaward edge of the continental shelf is marked by the shelf break, which is the steep slope that descends from the continental shelf to the deep ocean floor. This is where the ocean depth abruptly increases, indicating the boundary between the continental shelf and the continental slope.