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This extension of the sea floor at the edge of a land mass averages 40 miles in width but stretches to 930 miles off Siberia |
the Continental Shelf
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$1,600 |
DJ |
GEOLOGY |
2025-10-28 |
#9422 |
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(Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a geological diagram on the monitor.) Oceanic islands like Hawaii rise to the surface from the ocean floor; continental islands, like New Guinea, are simply unsubmerged parts of these shallow terraces at the edge of a continent |
the continental shelf
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$800 |
J |
GEOLOGY |
2016-03-15 |
#7257 |
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Running along the coastline of North America & other land masses, it's covered by up to 600' of seawater |
the continental shelf
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$400 |
J |
GEOLOGY |
1995-10-12 |
#2554 |
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It's the submerged land surrounding the continents |
the continental shelf
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$1,000 |
DJ |
GEOLOGY |
1985-05-21 |
#182 |