continental shelf -- n. The part of the continental margin from the coastal shore to the continental slope; usually extending to a depth of about 200 meters and with a very slight slope, roughly 0.
continental shelf The portion of the continental margin that extends as a gently sloping surface from the shoreline seaward to a marked change in slope at the top of the continental slope . Seaward depth averages about 130 m.
continental shelf: claims continental shelf between mainland and Galapagos Islands
territorial sea: 200 nm
Cities:
Capital: Quito (population 1.4 million)
Other cities: Guayaquil (2.0 million) ...
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Coastal Zone Relatively nutrient-rich, shallow part of the ocean that extends from the high-tide mark on land to the edge of the continental shelf. Coastline The line that separates a land surface from an ocean or sea.
See: hydrographic survey offshore Comparatively flat zone of variable width that extends from the outer margin of the rather steeply sloping shoreface to the edge of the continental shelf.
On December 20, 2001 Russia made an official submission into the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (article 76, paragraph 8).
Office of Cadastral Survey (BLM); Operational Control System; Outer Continental Shelf; Ocean Color Scanner
OCTS
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An underwater canyon, carved into the continental shelf. These can be carved by turbidity currents or carved subaerially during a time when sea level was lower.
Subsidence: ...
 See also: Surface, Feature, Area, Location, Region
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