Preferred Term
CONTINENTAL SHELF
Scope Note
A comparatively shallow zone that borders the continents and separates them from the deeper oceanic regions. Sometimes considered as the division between the territorial waters of a State and the high seas or adjacent seas
Hierarchy
01 - POLITICAL AND LEGAL QUESTIONS
Broader Terms
CONTINENTAL MARGINS
LAND FORMS AND ECOSYSTEMS
LAW OF THE SEA
Related Terms
BASELINES
BOUNDARIES
COASTAL AREAS
COASTAL STATES
MARITIME BOUNDARIES
PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
SEABED
SUBMARINE TOPOGRAPHY
SUBMERGED LANDS
URI
http://metadata.un.org/thesaurus/1001274
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Language Equivalents
ar
الرصيف القاري
zh
大陆架
en
CONTINENTAL SHELF
fr
PLATEAU CONTINENTAL
ru
Континентальный шельф
es
PLATAFORMA CONTINENTAL