Concept information
PREFERRED TERM
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 1990-04-26T00:00:00Z
skos:notation: 32413
DEFINITION
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Underwater portion (shelf) of the continent, with moderate inclination, extending seaward from the shore to the edge of the continental slope where the inclination increases rapidly. Sometimes conventionally considered as the continent margin between 0 and 200 meters depths.
(en)Created: 5/31/23
BROADER CONCEPT
SCOPE NOTE
- The continental shelf of a coastal State comprises the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas that extend beyond its territorial sea throughout the natural prolongation of its land territory to the outer edge of the continental margin, or to a distance of 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured where the outer edge of the continental margin does not extend up to that distance. (UNCLOS) (en)
INCLUDED IN
- territorial waters (en)
IS SPATIALLY INCLUDED IN
- marine areas (en)
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
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Arabic
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Chinese
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Czech
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plateau continental
Created: 1990-04-26T00:00:00Z
Last modified: 2021-05-24T17:34:42Z
skos:notation: 32413
French
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Georgian
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German
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Hindi
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Hungarian
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Italian
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Japanese
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Lao
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Persian
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Polish
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plataforma continental
Created: 1998-08-04T00:00:00Z
Last modified: 2021-06-16T21:24:42Z
skos:notation: 32413
Portuguese
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Romanian
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platouri continentale
Created: 2020-09-03T14:13:02
skos:notation: b6857856
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Russian
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Slovak
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Spanish
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Swahili
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Thai
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Turkish
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континентальні шельфи
Created: 2013-07-30T23:02:07Z
Last modified: 2013-09-02T16:17:00Z
skos:notation: 32413
Ukrainian
URI
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_32413
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