page_title: Continental margin
hierarchical_section_title: Continental margin
caption_attribution_description: English: Cross-section of continental margin depicting the particular elements
context_page_description: The continental margin is the zone of the ocean floor that separates the thin oceanic crust from thick continental crust. Together, the continental shelf, continental slope, and continental rise are called the continental margin. Continental margins are about 28% of the oceanic area.
context_section_description: The continental margin is the zone of the ocean floor that separates the thin oceanic crust from thick continental crust. Together, the continental shelf, continental slope, and continental rise are called the continental margin. Continental margins are about 28% of the oceanic area.
caption: Profile illustrating the shelf, slope and rise
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