Definition

A zone adjacent to a continent (or around an island) that extends from the low water line to a depth at which there is usually a marked increase of slope towards oceanic depths

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Concept Information

IRI

https://vocab.sentier.dev/Geonames/U.SHFU

Notation

U.SHFU

Status

Accepted