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    What is insular shelves?

    Question #82592. Asked by joanne_karol. (Jun 27 07 7:26 AM)


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    		An insular shelf is "The zone surrounding an island extending from the line of permanent immersion to about 100 fathoms (600 ft or 183 m) of depth, where a marked or rather steep descent toward the great depths occurs." http://www.maden.hacettepe.edu.tr/dmmrt/dmmrt597.html
    Iceland is surrounded by an insular shelf that is about 100 km wide.

    Jun 27 07, 9:58 AM

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