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continental shelf in German

continental shelf in German

Kontinentalschelf
noun
(oceanography) The outer area of a land mass covered by a shallow sea that extends into open ocean.
Kontinentalsockel
noun
(oceanography) The outer area of a land mass covered by a shallow sea that extends into open ocean.
Schelf
noun
(oceanography) The outer area of a land mass covered by a shallow sea that extends into open ocean.
Festlandssockel
noun
(oceanography) The outer area of a land mass covered by a shallow sea that extends into open ocean.
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