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The coastal part of water bodies of the oceans which is structurally part of the mainland of the continents is called the
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- Isthmus
- Oceanic ridge
- Continental shelf
- Continental slope
Correct Option: C
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. Below the slope is the continental rise, which finally merges into the deep ocean floor, the abyssal plain.
