Continental margin
File:Continental shelf.svg
Profile illustrating the shelf, slope and rise
The continental margin is the zone of the ocean floor that separates the thin oceanic crust from thick continental crust. Together, the continental shelf, continental slope, and continental rise are called the continental margin. Continental margins are about 28% of the oceanic area.[1]
Continental Margin Media
- Worldwind Speers Point.jpg
The continental slope of Australia, which is proximate to the coasts of Newcastle and Sydney (bottom left)
References
- ↑ P.J. Cook & Chris Carleton 2000. Continental shelf limits: the scientific and legal interface. ISBN 0-19-511782-4