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==Economic significance==
{{see also|Offshore drilling}}
The continental shelf is the best understood part of the ocean floor, as it is relatively accessible. Most commercial exploitation of the sea, such as extraction of metallic ore, non-metallic ore, and [[hydrocarbon]]s, takes place on the continental shelf.