The continental shelf is the submerged, gently sloping edge of a continent, extending from the coastline beneath the ocean waters. It forms a fertile zone teeming with life before plunging steeply into the continental slope.
The continental shelf is the submerged, gently sloping edge of a continent, extending from the coastline beneath the ocean waters. It forms a fertile zone teeming with life before plunging steeply into the continental slope.