Continental shelves

Global elevation with continental shelves highlighted in cyan. Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.{{free media}}

A continental shelf is a portion of a continent that is submerged under an area of relatively shallow water known as a shelf sea. Much of the shelves were exposed during glacial periods and interglacial periods.

Resources

• Antarctic
• Arctic
• Mediterranean
• North Sea
• North Sea/Quiz
• North east American
• North west African
• North west African/Quiz
• South east African
• South east Asian
• South west African
• West American
• West European

See Also

• Wikipedia: Continental shelf