continental shelf
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These rocks formed in a shallow marine environment along a continental shelf during the final stages of Gondwana's formation, before the supercontinent eventually split apart to form regions that became South America and Africa.
From Science Daily • May 12, 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
"He says that he will call it the Gulf of America on its continental shelf," Sheinbaum previously said when Trump signed the executive order.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2025
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
