outer continental shelf
11continental shelf — n. a submerged shelf of land that begins at a continental shoreline, slopes downward gradually at an angle of about 0.1° for a variable distance, and ends at the top of a much steeper downward slope (continental slope) at an angle of about 3° to… …
12shelf lands — See Outer Continental Shelf …
13Shelf Lands Act — See Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act …
14Continental margin —   Sediment   …
15Outer trench swell — The outer trench swell, outer trench high, or outer rise is a subtle ridge on the seafloor near an oceanic trench, where a descending plate begins to flex and fault in preparation for its descent into the mantle at a subduction zone. The… …
16continental slope — noun the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone • Syn: ↑bathyal zone, ↑bathyal district • Hypernyms: ↑ocean floor, ↑sea floor, ↑ocean bottom, ↑seabed, ↑sea …
17Continental rise — Diagrammatic cross section of an oceanic basin The continental rise is an underwater feature found between the continental slope and the abyssal plain. This feature can be found all around the world, and it represents the final stage in the… …
18continental 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 …
19Plataforma 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… …
20OCS — Outer Continental Shelf (Academic & Science » Ocean Science) Outer Continental Shelf (Academic & Science » Geology) *** Officer Candidate School (Governmental » Military) ** Office of Community Services (Governmental » US Government) * Office of… …
