Translation of "continental shelf" into German

Schelf, Kontinentalschelf, Kontinentalsockel are the top translations of "continental shelf" into German.

continental shelf noun grammar

(nautical) The area of sea around a land mass where the depth gradually increases before it plunges into the ocean deeps [..]

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  • Schelf

    noun masculine

    the area of sea around a land mass [..]

    It was particularly referred to the oceanographic importance of this phenomenon for the mixing processes on the continental-shelf.

    Auf die ozeanographische Bedeutung dieser Erscheinung für die Mischungsvorgänge auf dem Schelf wurde besonders hingewiesen.

  • Kontinentalschelf

    noun masculine

    the area of sea around a land mass [..]

    This relates in particular to activities in the exclusive economic zone and on the continental shelf.

    Dies betrifft insbesondere Tätigkeiten in der ausschließlichen Wirtschaftszone und auf dem Kontinentalschelf.

  • Kontinentalsockel

    noun masculine

    the area of sea around a land mass [..]

    As for demersal fish, the biomass has been reduced by 75% on the Mauritanian continental shelf since 2007.

    Was die Grundfische anbetrifft, hat sich die Biomasse auf dem mauretanischen Kontinentalsockel seit 2007 um 75 % reduziert.

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    • KOntinentalplatte
    • Kontinentalplatte
    • Festlandsockel
    • Festlandssockel

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