plateau continental

Traductions

• anglais

  Auteur : World Meteorological Organization, 2011

  Définition

  Shallow underwater extension from the edge of a continent (shoreline), sloping gently down to an abrupt increase in bottom gradient (continental slope).

  Note :

  The shelf around some countries is very narrow, but can extend more than 320 kilometers (200 miles) around others.

  Terme :

  1. continental shelf