continental shelf: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add new Web site: National Geographic - Continental shelf. | Mar 19, 2024 | ||
| Added interactive. | Nov 16, 2023 | ||
| Text noting the location of the world's largest continental shelf added; text describing how international law treats these landforms added. | Feb 03, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: United Nations - Continental Shelf. | Nov 25, 2011 | ||
| Added diagram of continental margin. | Sep 29, 2010 | ||
| New material, concerning the formation of continental shelves, added. | Oct 08, 2009 | ||
| New media, a line art diagram of a generalized continental margin, added. | Jan 21, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Mar 26, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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