| NOUN | object | continental shelf | the relatively shallow (up to 200 meters) seabed surrounding a continent |
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| Meaning | The relatively shallow (up to 200 meters) seabed surrounding a continent. | |
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| Broader | ocean floor, sea floor, ocean bottom, seabed, sea bottom, Davy Jones's locker, Davy Jones | The bottom of a sea or ocean |
| Spanish | plataforma continental | |
| Catalan | plataforma continental | |
| Adjectives | sublittoral | of or relating to the region of the continental shelf (between the seashore and the edge of the continental shelf) or the marine organisms situated there |
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