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	Eng ID	Term	Definition
	1001	contact plate	See FOCAL PLANE PLATE.
	1002	contact print	See PRINT.
	1003	contiguous zone	A zone contiguous to a coastal State's Territorial Sea, which may not extend beyond 24 nautical miles from the baselines from which the brea... more A zone contiguous to a coastal State's Territorial Sea, which may not extend beyond 24 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the Territorial Sea is measured. The coastal State may exercise certain control in this zone subject to the provisions of International Law.
	1004	continent	One of the main continuous bodies of LAND on the EARTH's surface. The main LAND, as distinguished from outlying ISLANDS; MAINLAND.
	1005	continental borderland	A region adjacent to a CONTINENT, normally occupied by or bordering a CONTINENTAL SHELF, highly irregular, with DEPTHS well in excess of tho... more A region adjacent to a CONTINENT, normally occupied by or bordering a CONTINENTAL SHELF, highly irregular, with DEPTHS well in excess of those typical of a CONTINENTAL SHELF.
	1006	continental margin	The zone, generally consisting of SHELF, SLOPE and CONTINENTALRISE, separating the continent from the deep seafloor or ABYSSAL PLAIN or PLAI... more The zone, generally consisting of SHELF, SLOPE and CONTINENTALRISE, separating the continent from the deep seafloor or ABYSSAL PLAIN or PLAIN. Occasionally a TRENCH may be present in place of a CONTINENTAL RISE.
	1007	continental rise	A gentle slope rising from the oceanic depths towards the foot of a CONTINENTAL SLOPE.
	1008	continental (or island) shelf	A zone adjacent to a CONTINENT (or around an ISLAND), extending from the low water line to the DEPTH at which there is usually a marked incr... more A zone adjacent to a CONTINENT (or around an ISLAND), extending from the low water line to the DEPTH at which there is usually a marked increase of slope to greater DEPTH. See SHELF.- 2- In UNCLOS Article 76:- The continental SHELF of a coastal State comprises the SEA BED and subsoil of the submarine areas that extend beyond its TERRITORIAL SEA throughout the natural prolongation of its land territory to the outer edge of the CONTINENTAL MARGIN, or to a distance of 200 nautical miles from the BASELINEs from which the breadth of the TERRITORIAL SEA is measured where the outer edge of the CONTINENTAL MARGIN does not extend out to that distance.
	1009	continental shelf limit	The limit of the continental shelf or continental margin determined in accordance with the provisions of the United Nations Convention on th... more The limit of the continental shelf or continental margin determined in accordance with the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
	1010	continental (or island) slope	The zone of DECLIVITY from the outer EDGE of a CONTINENTAL (or ISLAND) SHELF into greater DEPTH. See SLOPE.
	1011	continuous strip camera	See CAMERA.
	1012	continuous wave	See WAVE.
	1013	contour (or contour line)	A line connecting points of equal ELEVATION or equal DEPTH. See also FORM LINE, HACHURES, ILLUMINATED CONTOURS, INDEX CONTOURS.
	1014	contour: depression	A closed CONTOUR inside of which the GROUND is at lower ELEVATION than outside. See also FORM LINE.
	1015	contour: depth	See DEPTH CURVE.
	1016	contouring	The process of establishing lines representing equal values of a quantity on a map or chart.
	1017	contour interval	The difference in ELEVATION between adjacent CONTOURS.
	1018	contour line	See CONTOUR.
	1019	contour map	See MAP.
	1020	contour sweeping	A form of BAR SWEEPING. A sweep, set at a predetermined depth, and passed over the bottom at right angles to the depth contours. When contac... more A form of BAR SWEEPING. A sweep, set at a predetermined depth, and passed over the bottom at right angles to the depth contours. When contact is made the position is recorded.
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