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What do you call the gently sloped ocean floor nearest the edges of continents?

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What do you call the gently sloped ocean floor nearest the edges of continents?

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continental shelf

The continental shelf is the ocean floor nearest the edges of continents. It has a a gentle slope. The water over the continental shelf is shallow.

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