_:b1216508 "Wikipedia:Continental_margin"^^ . _:b1216508 . _:b1216508 . _:b1216508 "The seabed below the end of the continental shelf (the shelf break). The continental slope is much steeper than the shelf; the average angle is 3, but it can be as low as 1 or as high as 10. The slope is often cut with submarine canyons."^^ . _:b1216508 .