continental shelf
81Siberian Shelf — The Siberian Shelf, one of the Arctic shelves, is the largest continental shelf of the Earth, a part of the continental shelf of Russia. It extends from the continent of Eurasia in the general area of North Siberia (hence the name) into the… …
82Sunda Shelf — Geologically, the Sunda Shelf is an extension of the continental shelf of Southeast Asia, covered during interglacials by the South China Sea, which isolates as islands Borneo, Sumatra Java and smaller islands. [Zvi Ben Avraham, Structural… …
83Plataforma continental de la Argentina — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda La plataforma continental de la República Argentina es el lecho y subsuelo de las áreas submarinas que se extienden más allá de su mar territorial hasta el límite definido por la presentación que ese país hizo el 21… …
84Sunda Shelf — ▪ geological formation, Asia stable continental shelf, or platform, a southward extension of mainland Southeast Asia. Most of the platform is covered by shallow seas including the southern South China Sea, the Gulf of Thailand (Thailand,… …
85Southwest Shelf Transition — is a marine biogeographic region of Australia. It was referred to as South Western Biotone in Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia (IMCRA) Version 3.3,cite paper | title = Interim Marine and Coastal Regionalisation for… …
86North West Shelf — noun the name commonly given to a part of the continental shelf off Australia s north western coast; location of a natural gas field. The North West Shelf lies off the Pilbara and Kimberley coasts. Intensive petroleum exploration followed earlier …
87Architectural light shelf — A light shelf is an architectural element that allows daylight to penetrate deep into a building. This horizontal light reflecting overhang is placed above eye level and has a high reflectance upper surface. This surface is then used to reflect… …
88Ross Ice Shelf — an ice barrier filling the S part of the Ross Sea. * * * World s largest body of floating ice. It lies at the head of the Ross Sea, which forms an enormous indentation in Antarctica. Its area is estimated to be about the size of France. The great …
89Континентальный шельф — (continental shelf)Continental shelf, наклонная подводная часть континента, простирающаяся от береговой линии до перегиба континентального склона, круто спускающегося вниз в глубоководной части до океанических глубин. К. ш. покрыт осадочными… …
90continentalslope — continental slope n. The descent from the continental shelf to the ocean bottom. * * * …
