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Continental margin

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What is CONTINENTAL MARGIN? What does CONTINENTAL MARGIN mean? CONTINENTAL MARGIN definition

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Ocean Floor Features

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Active and Passive Margin Coastlines

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Continental Margin

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Windows to the Deep 2018: Exploration of the Southeast U.S. Continental Margin expedition

The continental margin is one of the three major zones of the ocean floor, the other two being deep-ocean basins and mid-ocean ridges. The continental margin is the shallow water area found in proximity to continent. The continental margin consists of three different features: the continental rise, the continental slope, and the continental shelf. Continental margins constitute about 28% of the oceanic area.[1]
    • Zones of the continental margin 

    • Types 

    • Sediment accumulation 

    • Economic significance