continental shelf

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The outer area of a land mass covered by a shallow sea that extends into open ocean.

Equivalents

Españolplataforma continental

Françaisplateau continental

DeutschFestlandssockel Kontinentalschelf KontinentalsockelSchelf

18 more languages

Catalàmarge continental plataforma continental

Češtinakontinentální šelf

Ελληνικάυφαλοκρηπίδα

Suomimannerjalusta

Bahasa Indonesialandas benua landas kontinen paparan benua

Italianopiattaforma continentale

日本語大陸棚

ქართულიკონტინენტური მეჩეჩი კონტინენტური შელფი

한국어대륙붕

Nederlandscontinentaal plat

Polskiszelf

Portuguêsplataforma continental

Românăplatformă continentală

Русскийконтинента́льный шельф

ไทยไหล่ทวีป

Türkçekıta sahanlığı

Українськаконтинента́льний шельф

Tiếng Việtthềm lục địa

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

continental shift continental slope continental time continental time zone continental United States continental US

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