continental shelf
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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 said last week.
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025
Conversely, there is a decline in primary production on much of the Russian continental shelf.
From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2024
Newly charted extensions to the U.S. continental shelf hold resources and scientific riches.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 8, 2024
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
