Definition(s)
The gently sloping seabed of the shallow water nearest to a continent, covering about 45 miles from the shore and deepening over the sloping sea floor to an average depth of 400 ft. It continues until it reaches the continental slope. (Source: GEMET/WRIGHT)
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English
continental shelf
French
plate-forme continentale
Ruso
континентальный шельф
Árabe
الجرف القاري
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Convenio de Barcelona | 1 article or paragraph |
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Protocolo Offshore | 1 article or paragraph |
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Convenio de Abidjan | 1 article or paragraph |
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Convenio de Noumea | 1 article or paragraph |
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Cartagena Convention | 1 article or paragraph |
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Convenio de Jeddah | 1 article or paragraph |