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SSC CHSL 2022 PYQ — Question 36

SSC CHSL - 24 May 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q36

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Which is the largest continental shelf in the world?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. The Siberian shelf in the Arctic Ocean.

  • The largest continental shelf in the world is the Siberian Shelf in the Arctic Ocean.
  • It is 1,500 kilometers wide.
  • Continental Shelf is the extended margin of each continent occupied by relatively shallow seas and gulfs. 
  • The South China Sea lies over another extensive area of the continental shelf, the Sunda Shelf, which joins Borneo, Sumatra, and Java to the Asian mainland.