All continental shelf synonyms
con·ti·nen·tal shelf
C c noun continental shelf
- territorial waters — law: nation's boundaries
- three-mile limit — the limit of the marine belt of three miles (4.8 km), which is included within the jurisdiction of the state possessing the coast.
- continental slope — a steep slope separating a continental shelf and a deep ocean basin.
- land bridge — Geology. an actual or hypothetical strip of land, subject to submergence, that connects adjacent continental landmasses and serves as a route of dispersal for plants and animals: a prehistoric land bridge between Asia and North America.
- twelve-mile limit — the offshore boundary of a state, extending 12 miles (19 km) at sea.