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Definition 2024

continental shelf ‎(plural continental shelves)

(nautical) The area of sea around a land mass where the depth gradually increases before it plunges into the ocean deeps

the area of sea around a land mass

Japanese: 大陸棚 (ja) ‎(たいりくだな, tairikudana)
Lithuanian: šelfas, kontinentinis atabradas ?
Malay: pentas benua
Manx: ymmyr vooarheeragh f
Norwegian: kontinentalsokkel m
Polish: szelf kontynentalny m, półka kontynentalna f
Portuguese: plataforma continental f
Romanian: platformă continentală f
Russian: континента́льный шельф m ‎(kontinentálʹnyj šelʹf)
Serbo-Croatian:

Roman: epikontinentalni pojas m

Cyrillic: шелф m, континентална полица f
Slovak: šelf m, kontinentálny šelf m
Spanish: plataforma continental f
Swedish: kontinentalsockel c
Turkish: kıta sahanlığı (tr)
Ukrainian: континентальний шельф m ‎(kontynentalʹnyj šelʹf)
Vietnamese: thềm lục địa
Welsh: sgafell gyfandirol (cy) f