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A marginal belt of continental crust and lithosphere that is in contact with oceanic crust and lithosphere, with or without an active plate boundary being present at the contact.  2, record 1, English, - continental%20margin

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Located between the terrestrial continents and the ocean basins is the continental margin. Two basic types of continental margin are recognized: active and passive. Active continental margins occur in the Pacific Ocean. Active margins are generally narrow tectonically active areas. They are also associated with earthquakes, oceanic trenches, and volcanoes. Passive continental margins are relatively wide and have a lack of volcanic activity and few earthquakes.  3, record 1, English, - continental%20margin

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

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Les marges continentales sont situées en bordure des continents, à la frontière du domaine océanique.  2, record 1, French, - marge%20continentale

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On distingue deux types de marges continentales : les marges continentales passives et les marges continentales actives. [...] Les marges continentales passives sont caractéristiques de la transition stable d'un continent à un océan, c'est-à-dire qu'elles ne subissent ni sismicité, ni volcanisme. [...] Au contraire, les marges continentales actives sont soumises à de frequents séismes provoqués par la subduction de la croûte océanique dans les fosses abyssales bordant le continent [...]  3, record 1, French, - marge%20continentale

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The subsea area on the edge of a continent, including the continental shelf, the continental slope and the continental rise.  2, record 2, English, - continental%20margin

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continental margin: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.  3, record 2, English, - continental%20margin

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Région immergée de la bordure d'un continent faisant raccord avec les fonds océaniques [et comprenant] le plateau continental, la pente continentale et le glacis continental.  2, record 2, French, - marge%20continentale

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marge continentale : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.  3, record 2, French, - marge%20continentale

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Conjunto formado por la plataforma y el talud continentales [...] que prolonga a los continentes, bajo las aguas del mar, hasta el fondo de las cubetas oceánicas.  2, record 2, Spanish, - margen%20continental

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Desde el punto de vista estructural, el margen continental es continente sumergido. Está constituido por la plataforma continental [...], el talud continental [...] y la elevación continental [...]  3, record 2, Spanish, - margen%20continental