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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]]. 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 '''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]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea - Wikisource, the free online library |url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/United_Nations_Convention_on_the_Law_of_the_Sea |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=en.wikisource.org |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Geopolitics == |
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The continental shelf of the United States serves as the limit of United States sovereign power, when not demarcated by an actual land border. Due to the fact that "The coastal State exercises over the continental shelf sovereign rights,"<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea/Part VI - Wikisource, the free online library |url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/United_Nations_Convention_on_the_Law_of_the_Sea/Part_VI |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=en.wikisource.org |language=en}}</ref> the continental shelf serves as the [[Territorial waters|territorial sea]] of the United States, and as such, is claimed by the United States.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Limits in the Seas |url=https://www.state.gov/limits-in-the-seas/ |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=United States Department of State |language=en}}</ref> |
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The seabed claimed by the United States is claimed as continental shelf due to a combination of qualifications offered by article 76<ref name=":1" /> in the UN convention. These qualifications most notably include paragraph 4(b), paragraph 5, and paragraph 7, in article 76.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=U.S. ECS Executive Summary (PDF) |url=https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ECS_Executive_Summary.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=June 19, 2024}}</ref> |
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== Marine geology == |
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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.[1]
Geopolitics
The continental shelf of the United States serves as the limit of United States sovereign power, when not demarcated by an actual land border. Due to the fact that "The coastal State exercises over the continental shelf sovereign rights,"[2] the continental shelf serves as the territorial sea of the United States, and as such, is claimed by the United States.[1][3]
The seabed claimed by the United States is claimed as continental shelf due to a combination of qualifications offered by article 76[2] in the UN convention. These qualifications most notably include paragraph 4(b), paragraph 5, and paragraph 7, in article 76.[4]
Marine geology
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.
References
- ^ a b "United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea - Wikisource, the free online library". en.wikisource.org. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ a b "United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea/Part VI - Wikisource, the free online library". en.wikisource.org. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "Limits in the Seas". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "U.S. ECS Executive Summary (PDF)" (PDF). 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
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