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Continental Shelf

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

the relatively shallow (up to 200 meters) seabed surrounding a continent

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Continental Shelves
possessive
Continental Shelf's
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Continental Shelves'