continental shelf
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At this sea level "sweet spot," low-oxygen waters overlapped with organic-rich continental shelf sediments.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
Tokyo and Manila said late May they would start formal talks to "delimit the maritime boundary" of their exclusive economic zones and continental shelf between them.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
The ship traveled from the Azores to the European continental shelf, where she collected water samples at 12 different locations.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 29, 2026
This has led to more frequent clashes with Greece and Cyprus over exclusive economic zones and continental shelf boundaries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
At such times the ridge came down, and the continental shelf, so to speak, stretched out, and the algae along the shore became so slack that I tended to catch my feet in it.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
