Environmental Thesaurus

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http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/msa0268

Preferred Name

continental shelf

Definitions

[GEMET] 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. The continental shelf contains most of the important fishing grounds and a range of resources, including gas and oil, sand and gravel. However, the shelf is, in general, a structural extension of the continent, and so may also be a source of minerals found in that region, such as tin, gold and platinum.

Obsolete

true

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Type

http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#Concept

scopeNote

MS Academic Keywords

creator

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2195-3997

definition

[GEMET] 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. The continental shelf contains most of the important fishing grounds and a range of resources, including gas and oil, sand and gravel. However, the shelf is, in general, a structural extension of the continent, and so may also be a source of minerals found in that region, such as tin, gold and platinum.

isReplacedBy

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21816

prefLabel

continental shelf

created

2016-08-03

broader

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/1

deprecated

true

modified

2023-01-13

exactMatch

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/1757

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