Some Aspects of Current Sedimentation, Depositional Environments and 'Submarine 'Geomorphology of Kenya's Submerged Continental Margins.
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Author
Hove, A.R.T.Date
1978
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In spite of their submarine location and a fairly thick cover of recent sediments, submerged continental margins (continental shelves) are geologically and topographically very similar to the continents they border, and can therefore be regarded as integral parts of those continents. They are generally defined as shallow-water platforms extending from the mean low water line to the ”shelf break' where they are marked by a more or less abrupt increase in slope angle, and thus merge into their much more steeply sloping ocean-ward margins (continental slopes). Of the many attempts to define the maximum depth of continental shelves, the most notable one is probably that made at a UNESCO conference where the depth decided upon was 600 m (Shepard, 1959). There is, however, a rather wide divergence of opinions as some authorities prefer a maximum depth of about 100 m.Page Range
pp.127-144Title of Parent Book or Report
Management of Coastal and Offshore Resources in Eastern Africa.Publisher or University
University of Nairobi, Insstitute for Development StudiesSeries : Nr
Institute for Development Studies Occasional Paper; 28Collections