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Latest revision as of 21:04, 20 February 2021

Definition of Shelf break:
The steepening of the bottom that marks the seaward limit of the continental shelf and the beginning of the continental slope. [1]
This is the common definition for Shelf break, other definitions can be discussed in the article


References

  1. Jump up Pinet P.R. 1998.Invitation to Oceanography. Jones and Barlett Publishers. p. 508