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Coastal and oceanic landform
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Submerged continent
Large continental mass mainly undersea
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Two new species of Opheliidae (Annelida: Polychaeta): Euzonus papillatus sp. n. from a northeastern Brazilian sandy beach and Euzonus mammillatus sp. n. from the continental shelf of southeastern Brazil
scientific article (publication date: 30 March 2004)
A 3D SPM model for biogeochemical modelling, with application to the northwest European continental shelf
scientific article published in September 2017
Convention on the Continental Shelf
1958 international treaty
Hydrographic and particle distributions over the Palos Verdes Continental Shelf: spatial, seasonal and daily variability
article by Burton H Jones et al published April 2002 in Continental Shelf Research
The European water framework directive: A challenge for nearshore, coastal and continental shelf research
Progressive seawater acidification on the Great Barrier Reef continental shelf
scientific article published on 27 October 2020
Phytoplankton advection off the southeastern United States continental shelf
scholarly article by James A. Yoder & Takashi Ishimaru published June 1989 in Continental Shelf Research
Corrigendum to “Inorganic nitrogen transformations within permeable carbonate sands” [Continental Shelf Research, vol. 77, doi:10.1016/j.csr.2014.02.002]
scientific article published in June 2014
Observations of storm and river flood-driven sediment transport on the northern California continental shelf
article by A.S Ogston et al published December 2000 in Continental Shelf Research
Erratum: Carling, P.A., et al., Formation of mud ridge and runnels in the intertidal zone of the Severn Estuary, UK. Continental Shelf Research (2009), doi:10.1016/j.csr.2008.12.009
scholarly article published in Continental Shelf Research
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A continental shelf is a portion of a continent that is submerged under an area of relatively shallow water, known as a shelf sea. Much of these shelves were exposed by drops in sea level during glacial periods. The shelf surrounding an island is known as an "insular shelf."

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