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The continental margin is that part of the ocean floor at the edges of the continents and major islands where, just beyond the shoreline it tapers gently into the deep sea. The continental margin is made up of the continental shelf, the continental slope, and the continental rise.

The continental shelf begins at the shoreline. It is flat and its width varies. For example, off the Arctic coast of Siberia it.....

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Continental Margin from UXL Encyclopedia of Biomes. ©2005-2006 by U•X•L. U•X•L is an imprint of Thomson Gale, a division of Thomson Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.

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