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Continental Shelf
Continental shelf definition: A shallow, gently sloping area of the ocean floor, at the edge of a continent.
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Abyssal Plain
Aquaculture
Benthos
Breaker
Continental Slope
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Coriolis Effect
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La Nina
Longshore Current
Longshore Drift
Mid Ocean Ridge
Neap Tide
Nekton
Ocean Current
Ocean Trench
Plankton
Rip Current
Salinity
Sonar
Spring Tide
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Tsunami
Upwelling
Wave
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