shelf
The edge is called the shelf break. The actual declining shelf is called the called the continental slope.
It is called the continental shelf.
A sharp drop-off beyond the continental shelf is called a continental slope. The continental slope marks the transition between the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor.
The continental shelf layer is called the shelf break. It is the steepest part of the continental shelf where the seafloor drops off sharply towards the deeper ocean floor.
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 continental shelf, continental slop and the ocean floor
continental shelf peninsula
actually,the continental shelf is roughly 3,000,000 m. long
Continental 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.
The steep side of the edge of a continent is called a continental slope. This feature marks the transition between the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor.