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Continental shelf of the ocean occupies about _____ of the ocean area.
Continental shelf of the ocean occupies about _____ of the ocean area.
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The correct option is C 7.6%
The submerged margins of continental mass extending from the
shore to the first prominent break are sloped usually at a depth of about 120
m. Continental shelf occupies about 7.6% of the ocean floor. The width of the
continental shelf varies considerably. The largest shelf the Siberian Shelf in
the Arctic Ocean stretches to 1,500 kilometers in width.
The submerged margins of continental mass extending from the shore to the first prominent break are sloped usually at a depth of about 120 m. Continental shelf occupies about 7.6% of the ocean floor. The width of the continental shelf varies considerably. The largest shelf the Siberian Shelf in the Arctic Ocean stretches to 1,500 kilometers in width.
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