Continental shelf

If you are looking for information about the continental shelf, we have it covered for you here. Along with some interesting facts, there is a detailed diagram of the shelf that will make it easier for you to understand this component of the Earth's continental crust.

Oceanography: The study of Earth’s oceans. The Ocean Floor Oceanography: The study of Earth’s oceans. 1. Continental Margin Abyssal Plain 2. Deep-Ocean Basin 7. Rift Valley 3. Continental Shelf 8. Mid-Ocean Ridges 4. Continental Slope Ocean Trench 5. Continental Rise Seamount

This diagram shows the depths of different regions of the sea floor. The continental shelf is the relatively shallow seabed that extends from the coast. The continental slope is the steeply descending seabed between the continental shelf and the deep sea ...

The true edge of a continent is not its coastline, but its continental shelf. Continental shelves continue underwater, and eventually, drop off into the deeper parts of the oceans.

Ocean floor diagram

The map labels North Sea continental shelf features.

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With the stock of fish in the continental shelf fast depleting, fisheries have turned their attention to the continental slope, one of the lesser-explored parts of the marine biome. In this ScienceStruck article, we will put forth some interesting facts about the continental slope that you must have never heard before.