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What is a continental platform? what is Azores? |
Travel Info What is a continental platform? what is Azores? Travel Tips A continental platform is an area with both a continental shelf and a continental slope. A contintental shelf is the underwater section of a continent that extends to the continental slope, which is the land just before the ocean bottom. The Azores are an archipelago of Portuguese islands. There are 17 islands: 9 major ones, and 8 small ones. They are about 930 miles west of Lisbon. Source(s): AMS glossary & wikipedia Other Travel Tips The Azores are a group of islands off the coast of Portugal. Many people from that part of Portugal settled in the San Francisco Bay Area where I live. Azores is a group of islands in the Atlantic ocean, west of Portugal and Spain. I think you meant to write Continental Shelf. That is an area near Europe and America where the Atlantic Ocean is shallow. Azores is an Archipelago. Part of Portugal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/azores... Hi! The Azores is a group of Islands off the Coast of Portugal. More info: http://experienceportugal.blogspot.com/... |
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