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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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Continental shelves
French
plate-forme continentale
Ruso
континентальный шельф
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with plataforma continental

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Convenio de Barcelona
Protocolo Offshore
Convenio de Abidjan
Convenio de Noumea
Cartagena Convention
Convenio de Jeddah