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[[File:US ECS Regions 2023.png|thumb|Diagram of the newly-claimed Extended Continental Shelf and the existing claims of continental shelves of the United States]] |
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The '''continental shelf of the United States''' is the total of the [[continental shelf|continental shelves]] adjacent to the [[United States]]. |
The '''continental shelf of the United States''' is the total of the [[continental shelf|continental shelves]] adjacent to the [[United States]]. It is both an entity of marine geology, the elevated seabed near US coasts, and in the political sense, the area claimed by the United States as sovereign, according to the [[United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea]]. |
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The submerged part of the U.S. continental shelf that is seawards and outside of the jurisdictions of the individual [[U.S. state]]s is called the [[Outer Continental Shelf]]. This Outer Continental Shelf is a peculiarity of the [[political geography]] of the [[United States]] and is the part of the internationally recognized continental shelf of the United States. |
The submerged part of the U.S. continental shelf that is seawards and outside of the jurisdictions of the individual [[U.S. state]]s is called the [[Outer Continental Shelf]]. This Outer Continental Shelf is a peculiarity of the [[political geography]] of the [[United States]] and is the part of the internationally recognized continental shelf of the United States. |
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The continental shelf of the United States is the total of the continental shelves adjacent to the United States. It is both an entity of marine geology, the elevated seabed near US coasts, and in the political sense, the area claimed by the United States as sovereign, according to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
The submerged part of the U.S. continental shelf that is seawards and outside of the jurisdictions of the individual U.S. states is called the Outer Continental Shelf. This Outer Continental Shelf is a peculiarity of the political geography of the United States and is the part of the internationally recognized continental shelf of the United States.
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