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UNCLOS – United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOSC), United Nations Publication No.E.97.V. 10. Full text of the Convention: http://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agree- ments/texts/unclos/closindx.htm


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Article 76 of UNCLOS: Definition of the continental shelf. UNCLOS, Annex II, Article 4. UN Doc. SPLOS/72 (29 May 2001). UN Doc. SPLOS/183 (20 June 2008).


Scientific and Technical Guidelines of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, CLCS/11, 13 May 1999; (United Nations, New York).


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Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea – http://www. un.org/Depts/los/index.htm


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Executive Summary of Russian submission: http://www.un.org/ Depts/los/clcs_new/submissions_files/submission_rus.htm


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http://www.un.org/Depts/los/clcs_new/commission_submis- sions.htm


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http://www.un.org/Depts/los/clcs_new/commission_prelimi- nary.htm


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Annex I to the Rules of Procedure of the CLCS


http://www.un.org/Depts/los/clcs_new/commission_recommen- dations.htm


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Article 77 of UNCLOS: Rights of the coastal State over the continental shelf.


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Murphy, 2008. Coordinated, harmonized or joint submissions to the commission on the limits of the continental shelf. 5th ABLOS Confer- ence “Difficulties in Implementing the Provisions of UNCLOS” 15-17 October 2008, Monaco.


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Antarctic Treaty, 1959. http://www.ats.aq/index_e.htm


Summary of the Recommendations to Australia, 2008. http://www. un.org/Depts/los/clcs_new/submissions_files/submission_aus.htm


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Article 82 of UNCLOS: Payments Payments and contributions with respect to the exploitation of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles. Article 136 of UNCLOS: Common heritage of mankind. Siegele, 2007. Chevron. Deep Water Gulf of Mexico.


Article 193 of UNCLOS: Sovereign right of States to exploit their natu- ral resources.


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Article 192 of UNCLOS: General Obligation.


Article 194 of UNCLOS: Measures to prevent, reduce and control pol- lution of the marine environment.


ETOPO2v2, Global Gridded 2-minute Database, National Geophysical Data Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/global/etopo2.html


GIS data files depicting the outer limit points, lines and areas beyond the Exclusive Economic Zones were created by UNEP/GRID-Arendal, and are available for public access in the UNEP Shelf Programme One Stop Data Shop; www.continentalshelf.org


DISCLAIMER: The data layers were compiled from the public information con- tained in the official State submissions and preliminary documents deposited with the Secretary General of the United Nations as prescribed by Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The outer limit lines and points displayed on the UNEP Shelf Programme’s data inventory maps or contained in the available ESRI shapefiles are for information purposes only and are solely based on the geographical information contained in the afore- mentioned official documents. The displayed lines and points and information contained in the available ESRI shapefiles are subject to modification without notice based on changes made by States to their respective documents. All re- sulting contents and products displayed and provided by the UNEP Shelf Pro- gramme do not in any way represent an official position or statement by UNEP or UNEP/GRID-Arendal in relation to the maritime territory of sovereign States.


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