continental shelf
Example Sentences
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Tokyo and Manila said late May they would start formal talks to "delimit the maritime boundary" of their exclusive economic zones and continental shelf between them.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Equinor said Tuesday that it will target production of 2.3 million barrels of oil equivalent a day by 2030, with production from the Norwegian continental shelf fueling much of the growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
The ship traveled from the Azores to the European continental shelf, where she collected water samples at 12 different locations.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 29, 2026
In 2004 one called A38 grounded on its continental shelf, leaving dead penguin chicks and seal pups on beaches as massive ice chunks blocked their access to feeding grounds.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2025
At such times the ridge came down, and the continental shelf, so to speak, stretched out, and the algae along the shore became so slack that I tended to catch my feet in it.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
