continental shelf

I'll try to get the ship back on the continental shelf.

But what happens at the edge of the continental shelf?

About half of the sea stands above the continental shelf.

There was no doubt now that we were over the continental shelf.

This species is found on or near the bottom over the continental shelf.

The southern and western boundaries are based on the continental shelf.

Beyond the continental shelf, the bottom goes down to much greater depths.

It may also happen towards the edge of the continental shelves, but this is less certain.

In general, oil platforms are located on the continental shelf.

We've been over the continental shelf for four days.

Articles 77 to 81 define the rights of a country over its continental shelf.

Its favorite habitat appears to be just off the continental shelf.

But Malaysia also claims that it is on their continental shelf.

Today, 20 years later, this has affected Norway's continental shelf.

Most species of marine organism live on the continental shelf.

They said it's right on the edge of the continental shelf."

For the physical geography definition, see the continental shelf page.

To the east the basin continues to the edge of the continental shelf.

We're about two hundred miles off the coast of Chile, under the continental shelf.

The two sides also dispute the extent of each other's continental shelf.

To understand the continental shelf, let's imagine that the ocean dried up.

On its current trajectory, it will hit the continental shelf."

Because the island is close to the continental shelf, the sea becomes deep not far from the coast.

Why is it necessary to tap the outer continental shelf in the first place?

They can also be deposited on the continental shelf, in relatively deep, quiet water.