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The continental shelf is a gentle slope. This class refers to the geographical continental shelf and not the legal concept of the same name.

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  • continental shelf
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  • The continental shelf is a gentle slope. This class refers to the geographical continental shelf and not the legal concept of the same name.
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definition
  • A slope which a) extends the perimeter of a continent, b) is covered by a shallow marine water body during interglacial periods, c) has a low degree of steepness relative to a continental slope or rise.
has_broad_synonym
  • shelf
database_cross_reference
  • EcoLexicon:continental_shelf
  • FTT:283
  • FTT:284
  • FTT:535
  • FTT:537
  • FTT:538
  • FTT:539
  • Geonames:U.BDLU
  • Geonames:U.SHFU
  • SWEETRealm:ContinentalMargin
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_shelf
has_exact_synonym
  • shelves, continental
has_related_synonym
  • borderland
  • borderland (continental margin)
  • platform (continental margin)
  • shelf edge (ocean)
in_subset
  • envoPolar
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