Q.

The coastal part of water bodies of the oceans which is structurally part of the mainland of the continents is called –

A. Isthumus
B. oceanic ridge
C. continental shelf
D. continental slope
Answer» C. continental shelf
Explanation: The continental shelf is the extended perimeter of each continent and associated coastal plain. The shelf usually ends at a point of increasing slope (called the shelf break). The sea floor below the break is the continental slope.
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