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Preferred Term
CONTINENTAL MARGINS
Scope Note
Includes continental shelves as well as the area between the shelves and the deep ocean basins
Hierarchy
03 -
NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
03.01.03 -
LAND FORMS AND ECOSYSTEMS
CONTINENTAL MARGINS
03 -
NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
03.01.03 -
LAND FORMS AND ECOSYSTEMS
MARINE AREAS
CONTINENTAL MARGINS
Broader Terms
LAND FORMS AND ECOSYSTEMS
MARINE AREAS
Narrower Terms
CONTINENTAL SHELF
Related Terms
OCEANOGRAPHY
PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
SEABED
SUBMARINE TOPOGRAPHY
URI
http://metadata.un.org/thesaurus/1001273
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Language Equivalents
ar
الحافة القارية
zh
大陆边
en
CONTINENTAL MARGINS
fr
MARGES CONTINENTALES
ru
Подводные окраины материков
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MARGENES CONTINENTALES