The boundary of the shelf is defined in terms of the foot ... 200 NM (even if the geology does not justify it). There are also two alternative maximum limits. The international law on the ...

Coastal states can explore oil and gas found in their respective continental shelf. Under the UN Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS), coastal states can have maritime rights of up to 200 ...

Its continental shelf drops off quickly, making building traditional wind turbines directly on the seafloor costly if not impossible. Once water gets more than about 200 feet deep – roughly the ...

The US unilaterally establishing outer limits of continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the coast is a typical act of unilateralism and hegemonism,a spokesperson for Chinese Ministry of ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement regarding Vietnam's submission the same day. The submission of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles is to exercise the rights and ...

China on Friday presented to the UN Secretariat its Partial Submission Concerning the Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf beyond 200 Nautical Miles in the East China Sea. Physiognomy and ...