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Translate continental shelf from English to German

Summary

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continental shelf:
- Schelf; Festlandsockel; Kontinentalsockel
Wiktionary:
- continental shelf → Festlandssockel, Kontinentalsockel, Kontinentalschelf, Schelf

English

Detailed Translations for continental shelf from English to German

continental shelf:

continental shelf [the ~] nom

the continental shelf
Schelf; der Festlandsockel; der Kontinentalsockel
- Schelf [das ~] nom
- Festlandsockel [der ~] nom
- Kontinentalsockel [der ~] nom
the continental shelf
der Festlandsockel
- Festlandsockel [der ~] nom

Translation Matrix for continental shelf:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Festlandsockel	continental shelf
Kontinentalsockel	continental shelf
Schelf	continental shelf

Synonyms for "continental shelf":

ocean floor; ocean bottom; seabed; sea bottom; Davy Jones's locker; Davy Jones

Related Definitions for "continental shelf":

the relatively shallow (up to 200 meters) seabed surrounding a continent¹

Wiktionary Translations for continental shelf:

continental shelf

noun

the area of sea around a land mass
- continental shelf → Festlandssockel; Kontinentalsockel; Kontinentalschelf; Schelf

Related Translations for continental shelf

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