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)
Hiérarchie
Broader: zone maritime
Related concepts from Law and Environment Ontology:
In other languages
Anglais
Continental shelves
Russe
континентальный шельф
Espagnol
plataforma continental
Arabe
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Convention de Barcelone | 1 article or paragraph | |
Offshore Protocol | 1 article or paragraph1 decision | |
Convention d'Abidjan | 1 article or paragraph | |
Convention de Nouméa | 1 article or paragraph | |
Convention de Cartagena | 1 article or paragraph | |
Convention de Jeddah | 1 article or paragraph |