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Topic: GEOGRAPHY


continental shelf

noun
     
continental shelf plural continental shelves [countable] technical
HEO the edge of a continent where it slopes down steeply to the bottom of the ocean

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American Asia Australia bank bay beach bed border(n) border(v) British capital chart Chinese country county course development district down east(n) east(a) east(a) Europe face head -i island Italian Japanese key lake Latin America long. mountain navigation NE nor'- north(n) north(a) north(a) northern point pop. R range reference region regional resource river SE section source south(n) south(a) south(a) top town track up W water west(n) west(a) West western

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