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*stares at continental shelf depth map around the UK described on old European map on wall
by detritus 5y ago
*stares at continental shelf depth map around the UK described on old European map on wall
- IshKebab 5y agoHa yes well... "the continent" refers to the European land mass. C.f. "continental breakfast". But the UK is part of the European continent in the continental shelf sense. The word "continent" is not really well defined. Here's a nice video about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrsxRJdwfM0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrsxRJdwfM0
- rootusrootus 5y agoIt does seem poorly defined. If it were the land mass, I would expect that Europe extended all the way to the other end of Russia.