Lowered sea levels exposed the shallow continental shelf beneath the Bering Sea.

下降了的海平面使白令海底的浅大陆架露了出来。

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The shallow continental shelf area is of marine plants and marine animals, growth and development of a good place, the majority of the world's marine fisheries are located in continental shelf waters.

大陆架的浅海区是海洋植物和海洋动物生长发育的良好场所，全世界的海洋渔场大部分分布在大陆架海区。

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The continental shelf is a natural extension of the mainland, the original for the coastal plain, the latter due to sea-level rise only after indulging in underwater and become shallow.

大陆架是大陆的自然延伸，原为海岸平原，后因海面上升之后，才沉溺于水下，成为浅海。

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The westbound shipping lane currently ends at the relatively shallow continental shelf, where ships disperse.

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Hibernia Atlantic is shaving 310 miles off the current trans-Atlantic journey, by following the shallow continental shelf (despite the heightened risk of damage).

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