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continental shelf - Meaning in Tamil

Tamil: காந்டநேந்டல ஶேல்ப

continental shelf - Meaning in Tamil

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Definitions and Meaning of continental shelf in English

continental shelf noun

  1. the relatively shallow (up to 200 meters) seabed surrounding a continent

    கண்டத் திட்டு

Description

A continental shelf is a portion of a continent that is submerged under an area of relatively shallow water, known as a shelf sea. Much of these shelves were exposed by drops in sea level during glacial periods. The shelf surrounding an island is known as an insular shelf.

கண்டங்களின் கரையோரங்களை அண்டி அமைந்துள்ள திட்டான பகுதி கண்டத் திட்டு எனப்படுகின்றது. இது ஆழம் குறைந்த கடற்பரப்பினால் மூடியிருக்கும். கண்டத்திட்டு முடியும் இடத்தில் பெரும்பாலும் சடுதியான சரிவு காணப்படும். இது திட்டுமுடிவு ஆகும். திட்டு முடிவுக்குக் கீழ்க் கண்டச் சரிவு என அழைக்கப்படும் பகுதியும் அதற்கும் கீழே கண்ட எழுச்சியும் காணப்படும். இக் கண்ட எழுச்சி இறுதியில் கடல் மிக ஆழமான கடலடித்தளத்துடன் சேரும்.

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