plataforma continental

Catalan

Noun

plataforma continental f (plural plataformes continentals)

1. continental shelf (underwater landmass that extends from a continent)

   Synonym: marge continental

Portuguese

Noun

plataforma continental f (plural plataformas continentais)

1. (nautical) continental shelf (underwater landmass that extends from a continent)

Spanish

Noun

plataforma continental f (plural plataformas continentales)

1. continental shelf

Further reading

• “plataforma continental”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16