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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IRI
https://vocab.sentier.dev/Geonames/U.SHFU
Notation
U.SHFU
Status
Accepted