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(oceanography) The outer area of a land mass covered by a shallow sea that extends into open ocean.
Anatomy of a continental shelf of the south eastern coast of the United States
(oceanography) The outer area of a land mass covered by a shallow sea that extends into open ocean.
Cross-section of continental margin depicting the particular elements
(oceanography) The outer area of a land mass covered by a shallow sea that extends into open ocean.
Bathymetry of the ocean floor showing the continental shelves and oceanic plateaus (red), the mid-ocean ridges (yellow-green) and the abyssal plains (blue to purple)