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What lies under the ocean at the edge of a continent and extends about 50 miles from the coast?

The continental shelf lies under the ocean at the edge of a continent and extends about 50 miles from the coast.


How is the slope different from the continental shelf?

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.


Does continent lies on ocean or not?

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Plateau off each coast of a continent that lies under the ocean and stretches for several miles?

The Continental Shelf.


What ocean lies on Africa eastern border?

The African continent is bordered on the east by the Indian Ocean. The Atlantic Ocean creates the western border.


What continent lies south of the Alantic Ocean?

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What lies on Africa eastern border?

The ocean that lies to the east of Africa is the Indian ocean. The island of Madagascar is located off of the eastern coast of the continent, in the Indian Ocean.


NAme the sea that is part of the Atlantic Ocean and lies between the British Isles and the continent of Europe?

The North Sea is the sea that is part of the Atlantic Ocean and lies between the British Isles and the continent of Europe.


What continent lies directly west of Europe?

The continent is North America


What continent lies completely in southern hemisphere?

Antarctica is the continent that lies completely in the southern hemisphere. It is located at the South Pole and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean.


Which continent lies to the west of Atlantic ocean?

The continents are North and South America.


What is a plateau that lies off each coast of the continent?

The continental shelf is a plateau that lies off each coast of a continent. It is a shallow underwater extension of a continent that slopes gently into the ocean.