The answer is continental shelf.:)
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.
Off the coast of any continent
plateau is really a mountain with a flat top
The Canary Islands are on the African tectonic plate, and given their proximity to Africa they are most definitely in Africa.
The Galapagos Islands are located off the coast of South America, in the Pacific Ocean.
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.
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The Continental Shelf.
An underwater plateau off the coast of a continent is a shelf. There is a very distinct drop off point if a person reaches the edge of the plateau, assuming the water is shallow enough to wade. A plateau might consist of several shelves at various depths, something like stairs.
The underwater plateau is called the continental shelf. It is a gently sloping shelf that extends from the shoreline of a continent to a variable distance into the ocean.
If your the same person who asked this question, but said, "a" before (or just looked at the answer) then you prob'ly thought someone was being rediculous. They prob'ly just bumped the wrong key. The answer is isthmus.
The continent is Australia.
Madagascar is NOT on a continent, but off of the east coast of Africa.
They are islands off the East Coast of Africa
Off the East Coast of Africa
Off the east coast of the African Continent
Madagascar is off the southeast coast of Africa.