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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He theorized that with the use of watercraft, people gradually colonized unglaciated refuges and areas along the continental shelf exposed by the lower sea level.

他的理论是，随着船只的使用，人们沿着因海平面下降而暴露的大陆架逐渐移居到未冻结成冰的区域。

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The frequency of whale fish theft in the Bering Sea's continental shelf is increasing.

白令海大陆架上的鲸鱼盗窃案发生得越来越频繁。

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"There are billions of barrels of oil in the Outer Continental Shelf,".

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Since 1982, the federal government has prohibited this, along most of the Outer Continental Shelf.

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But China says its zone extends to the edge of the continental shelf, almost to Japan.

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Russia claims a larger slice, saying its continental shelf extends from Siberia to the North Pole.

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