continental margin

Japanese: continental margin(英語表記)continentalmargin
continental margin

…a high seafloor over which the water is relatively shallow but which is usually deep enough for safe navigation. continental margin the area that separates the continent from the abyssal plain or deep sea floor, usually consisting of the continental shelf, continental slope, and continental rise. borderland continental borderland — an area adjacent to a continent, usually in the area occupied by the continental shelf or adjacent to the continental shelf, that is much deeper than a typical continental shelf and has highly irregular relief. …

*Some terminology explanations that mention "continental margin" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…海底の高まりで,その上の水深は比較的浅いが,ふつうは海上航行の安全には十分な深さを有する。 大陸縁辺部continental margin大陸と深海平原または深海底を分ける地帯で,ふつう大陸棚,大陸斜面,コンチネンタルライズから成る。 大陸境界地borderlandcontinental borderland―大陸に隣接する地域で,ふつうは大陸棚が占める地域か大陸棚に隣接する地域にあり,典型的な大陸棚よりはかなり深く,非常に不規則な起伏を有するもの。…

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