continental shelf
61shelf fauna — refers to those animals living on or over the continental shelf (0 200 metres, rarely shelf extends to 300 400 metres) …
62continental island — noun : an island (as Great Britain) that is near and geologically related to a continent compare oceanic island * * * continental island, an island that is part of a continent, usually separated from it by a stretch of water: »The hills and… …
63continental margin — /ˌkɒntənɛntəl ˈmadʒən/ (say .kontuhnentuhl mahjuhn) noun Geology a zone comprising the continental shelf and the continental slope …
64continental plateau — noun or continental platform : a broad protuberance of the surface of the lithosphere coinciding approximately with a continent but including also the continental shelf …
65shelf reef — a reef that forms on the continental shelf of large land masses …
66shelf lands — See Outer Continental Shelf …
67Shelf Lands Act — See Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act …
68continental slope — noun Date: 1900 the comparatively steep slope from a continental shelf to the ocean floor …
69continental slope — Region of the outer edge of a continent between the generally shallow continental shelf and the deep ocean floor, usually demarcated by the 200 m isobath …
70continental margin — Physical Geog. the offshore zone, consisting of the continental shelf, slope, and rise, that separates the dry land portion of a continent from the deep ocean floor. * * * …