What is Continental margin?
[[File:Continental shelf.svg|thumb|300px|Profile illustrating the shelf, slope and rise]] The '''continental margin''' is the zone of the [[ocean floor]] that separates the thin [[oceanic crust]] from thick [[continental crust]]. Together, the [[continental shelf]], continental slope, and continental rise are called the continental margin. Continental margins are about 28% of the oceanic area.<ref name=pjccc>P.J. Cook & Chris Carleton 2000. ''Continental shelf limits: the scientific and legal interface''. {{ISBN|0-19-511782-4}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Structure of the Earth]]