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TeachMeFinance.com - explain continental shelves continental shelves The term 'continental shelves' as it applies to the area of carbon dioxide can be defined as ' Those parts of the continent that are covered by water. They are several to more than 322 km wide and about 122 m deep. At the edges of the shelves, the continental slopes drop rapidly from 100 to 200 m to 3000 to 3700 m'. Previous 5 Terms: Contiguous Continental Air Mass continental crust continental plate continental shelf Next 5 Terms: continental slope Continental Volcanoes Contingencies Contingency Contingency Margin About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.