limit of the continental shelf

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• shelf break — region where the continental shelf and continental slope meet; i.e. where the more gently sloping region of the seabed adjacent to a landmass rather abruptly slopes steeply down towards the ocean depths; commonly around depths of 200 m. May be… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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