SSC
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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What is an underwater plain that borders a continent?
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Isthmus
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Tundra
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Axis
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Continental Shelf
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -These narrow, flooded valleys that descend into the continental shelf are known as fjords. Fast Fact. Oil on the Shelf.
Detailed explanation-2: -The continental slope begins at the edge of the continental shelf known as the continental shelf break. This threshold usually exists some 1 to 5 kilometers above the abyssal plain or the deep-ocean floor.
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