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Continental Shelf

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Extent of the world's continental shelves, which are extensions of continents submerged by the oceans

A world map showing the distribution of continental shelves. The continental shelves extend into the oceans along the margins of the continents.

Key areas with prominent continental shelves shaded in dark blue include the eastern and western coasts of North America, particularly around the Gulf of Alaska, Hudson Bay, and the Gulf of Mexico. The coasts of Europe, including the North Sea and the waters around the United Kingdom. The northern coast of Russia and the Arctic Ocean. The coasts of China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. The northern and eastern coasts of Australia. The coasts of South America, especially around the Gulf of California and the southern tip near Chile and Argentina. The western and southern coasts of Africa, particularly around Angola, Namibia, and South Africa.

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	Continental Shelf	Arches	Aulavik National Park of Canada	Auyuittuq National Park of Canada	Badlands	Banff National Park of Canada	Bering Land Bridge National Park	Big Bend	Canyonlands	Cape Breton Highlands National Park of Canada	Capitol Reef	Channel Islands	Congaree	Crater Lake	Death Valley	Denali	Everglades	Fundy National Park of Canada	Glacier Bay	Glacier National Park of Canada	Glacier	Grand Canyon	Grand Teton	Great Basin	Great Sand Dunes	Great Smoky Mountains	Gros Morne National Park of Canada	Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve of Canada and Haida Heritage Site	Haleakala	Hawai'i Volcanoes	Isle Royale	Ivvavik National Park of Canada	Jasper National Park of Canada	Joshua Tree	Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site of Canada	Kenai Fjords	Kings Canyon	Kluane National Park Reserve of Canada	Kobuk Valley	Kootenay National Park of Canada	Kouchibouguac National Park of Canada	Lassen Volcanic	Mammoth Cave	Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve	Mount Rainier	Nááts'ihch'oh National Park Reserve of Canada	Nahanni National Park Reserve of Canada	North Cascades	Olympic	Parc national Kuururjuaq	Parc national Tursujuq	Prince Albert National Park of Canada	Pukaskwa National Park of Canada	Qausuittuq National Park of Canada	Quttinirpaaq National Park of Canada	Redwood	Riding Mountain National Park of Canada	Rocky Mountain	Saguaro	Shenandoah	Sirmilik National Park of Canada	Theodore Roosevelt	Torngat Mountains National Park Reserve of Canada	Tuktut Nogait National Park of Canada	Ukkusiksalik National Park of Canada	Vuntut National Park of Canada	Wapusk National Park of Canada	Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada	Yellowstone	Yoho National Park of Canada	Yosemite	Zion
Rhode Island	5.84%
Maine	0.686%
Delaware	2.06%
Prince Edward Island	12.7%
Louisiana	1.29%
Alabama	0.101%
New Jersey	2.40%
Connecticut	0.150%
Massachusetts	4.75%
Georgia	0.232%
New York	0.761%
Maryland	2.12%
Alaska	1.23%						0.777%									1.58%			0.595%																	0.139%			0.527%
Arizona																						1.65%																																					0.108%
Utah		0.132%							0.602%		0.414%																																																													0.258%
Yukon																																2.50%						4.12%																												1.08%
Northwest Territories	0.420%		1.27%																																											0.314%	1.87%																	1.55%				0.558%
Florida	1.79%																2.68%
Washington	0.997%																																												0.544%			1.18%	2.07%
Wyoming																							0.426%																																														3.27%
Nunavut	1.49%			0.759%																																																		0.597%	3.97%						1.16%				0.646%
Montana																					1.09%																																																0.155%
North Dakota																																																														0.137%
Kentucky																																											0.152%
Nova Scotia	3.29%									1.74%																									0.681%
Virginia	0.705%																																																											0.738%
Saskatchewan																																																				0.603%
Texas	0.261%							0.422%
Hawaii																													0.380%	7.64%
North Carolina	0.611%																									0.871%
Oregon														0.283%
New Brunswick	0.785%																	0.241%																							0.277%
British Columbia	1.05%																			0.127%								0.112%												0.129%																														0.127%
Newfoundland and Labrador	2.04%																										0.426%																	2.69%																			2.69%
South Carolina													0.118%
Michigan																															0.404%
Alberta						0.921%																											1.59%																																			6.07%
Colorado																									0.316%																																	0.399%
Nevada															0.156%									0.115%
Québec	0.215%																																																	0.319%	1.85%
Manitoba																																																									0.423%										1.76%
Tennessee																										1.01%
Ontario																																																					0.169%
California	0.133%											0.108%			3.22%																			0.737%			0.837%					0.115%														0.113%															0.741%
South Dakota					0.211%

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