United States Geological Survey (press release)Expedition to Map the Arctic SeafloorUnited States Geological Survey (press release)Each country may exercise sovereign rights over their extended continental shelf's natural resources of the seabed and subsoil. These rights and authorities ...Loads of oil and gas under Arctic seabed? US-Canada search for answerRTall 4 news articles»

"The issue of the extended continental shelf," he says, "has nothing to do with whether they land paratroopers on the North Pole."and more»

UNCLOS demands the provision of non-objection with respect to the two neighbors' respective presentation submissions to the UN Commission on the Limits of ...and more»

One of the areas Malaysia is claiming as its extended continental shelf was clearly projected from Sabah, thereby effectively declaring Sabah to be a ...and more»

Daily MirrorINDO-LANKA CONFLICT LOOMS ON SEABED CLAIMSDaily Mirror,Sri LankaIn fact, India's submission to the UN is unlikely to be considered before May, according to the Unclos website. Any resulting disputes must either be settled bilaterally or be taken to the International Seabed Authority -- an UN-constituted body that ...

,Sri LankaThe United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos), as the agreement is called, allows nations to extend their claims to a maximum of 150 miles more. On 12 May, India staked claim to large swathes of seabed under the Arabian Sea and the Bay ...

,AKECS claims beyond currently known limits may be based on what a country considers its most beneficial combinations of optional formulas in UNCLOS based on the sea floor's geographic structure, contours and sediment thickness. The US is believed to have ...

,Costa RicaRelative deprivation theory also plays a role in the realistic claims of all disputants since only after the UNCLOS was lunched in 1982 could they use this convention to emphasize their claims. The so-called Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) established by ...

WorldfocusLocal study recommends six key actions for Arctic regionsAlaskajournal.com,AKThe study notes that the latest iteration of the UNCLOS was designed as a single agreement that would codify and clarify all international maritime rules, including maritime boundaries and economic rights, rights of passage, and protection of the ...Governing the Arctic Ocean Nature.com (subscription)all 7 news articles

,WashingtonHe said, "The Nigeria's Extended Continental Shelf Project was started in 2000 with the aim of submitting Nigeria's claim to the United Nations for the extension of our continental shelf beyond the present Exclusive Economic Zone (200 nautical miles), ...

,Cayman IslandsA government news service release stated that, under the provisions of Article 76 of UNCLOS, coastal states, after meeting strictly specified and scientific criteria may, with the recommendation of the UNCLCS, exercise jurisdiction over a maximum of ...

,VABy Wednesday's deadline for seabed claims, set by the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 69 nations had filed submissions to the CLCS relating to various parts of the globe, including the Arctic. Countries have 10 years to file ...

Fiji Eyes Seabed Claimed By New Zealand - Reportguide2.co.nz,New ZealandBut reports earlier this year said the outer limit of Fiji's extended continental shelf in the region of the South Fiji Basin covers an area of 77827 square kilometres beyond the 200 nautical miles exclusive economic zone (EEZ). ...

China DailyVietnam, China clash over UN Law of the Sea - FeatureEarthtimes (press release),UKAll four nations submitted their claims to UNCLOS, the UN body that administers the treaty, last week. Taiwan, which also claims the islands, cannot submit a claim because it is not a signatory state. China quickly rejected Vietnam's and Malaysia's ...Change tack with sea strategy: China experts China Dailyall 50 news articles

AFPContinental shelf claim: Falklands replies to Argentina's vehement ...MercoPress,UruguayThe Falkland Islands Government Director of Mineral Resources today responded calmly to the Argentine Foreign Affairs vehement reaction to the UK submission in respect of its extended continental shelf claim around the Falkland Islands. ...UK stakes claim to huge area of South Atlantic seabed guardian.co.ukall 64 news articles

,CanadaAt least that seems to be what Annick Girardin, the island's elected member in the French National Assembly, suggested in promoting the bid to extend France's claim over an extended continental shelf. "We now have to transform our efforts by making ...

,Sri LankaMay 12, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka formally presented its claim for sovereignty over an extended continental shelf around the island under international law to the United Nations last Friday, government officials said. The claim will be considered at the ...Nigeria seeks extension of maritime boundary The Guardian - Nigeriaall 10 news articles

,UKIt defines the precise limits of the extended continental shelf area around the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The islands are all British overseas territories, although ownership is disputed by Argentina. ...

,Solomon IslandsSOLOMON Islands in recent weeks submitted four extended continental shelf claims to the United Nations in an effort to meet UN deadline of May 13th 2009, stipulated by the United Nations Law of the Sea Convention. Three of the four submissions were ...

East AfricanKenya to acquire 150 nautical miles of Indian Ocean in new 'scramble'East African,KenyaThe potential resources of the extended continental shelf beyond the 200 nautical miles include petroleum and gas, iron-manganese nodules and crusts (manganese, copper, cobalt and nickel), polymetallic sulphides, and placer deposits. ...

DAWN.comPakistan's sea limits set to be extendedDAWN.com,PakistanPakistan's mission to the United Nations in New York had filed a claim for extension in its continental shelf from 200 nautical miles to 350 nautical miles to United Nations Commission on the Limit of Continental Shelf (UNCLOS) on April 30. ...Pakistan gains 50000km marine area as UN extends continental shelf Daily Timesall 3 news articles

, CanadaThe United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) stipulates that any coastal state can claim territory 200 nautical miles from their shoreline and exploit the natural resources within that zone. Nations can also extend that limit to up to ...

An acknowledgment of rights to define the two states' continental shelf is required under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), because the preparation of a country's claim for submission requires the cooperation of its neighbors. ...

London Daily NewsBritain and Argentina both claim rights to Falkland Islands seabedTelegraph.co.uk,United KingdomThe extended continental shelf would give Argentina the right to increase exploration for oil and gas in the South Atlantic. The Falkland Islands government is currently exploring its nearby seabed for oil, said the Embassy spokesman, who said that ...Argentina makes South Atlantic sovereignty claim WalesOnlineall 22 news articles

,United KingdomMore than an issue of national pride, a claim to the extended continental shelf would give Argentina the right to increase exploration for oil and gas in the South Atlantic, said Ms Armas Pfirter. The Falkland Islands government is currently exploring ...

,DCThe first talk was delivered by Ambassador J. Koonjul on the theme “The Extended Continental Shelf in the Mascarene Plateau Region: Joint Submission by Mauritius and the Seychelles”. Other topics that will be lectured upon during the year 2009 include: ...

, N.L.The boundary dispute flared last month, when the French government said it would file a letter of intent with the United Nations laying claim to an extended continental shelf for St-Pierre-Miquelon. The area is considered to be a potentially rich ...

,PhilippinesTHE Philippines has made a “partial claim” to its extended continental shelf before the United Nations, but has excluded the disputed Kalayaan Island Group or Spratlys and Scarborough Shoal “in consideration of other claimant-countries,” an official ...

AFPUN backs Norway claim to Arctic seabed extensionAFPThe United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) stipulates that any coastal state can claim territory 200 nautical miles from their shoreline and exploit the natural resources within that zone. Nations can also extend that limit to up to ...

,GhanaThe deadline for the submission is May 13, 2009, and is in consonance with Article 76 of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which enjoins coastal states to make submissions to the UN on the Limits and extension of the Continental Shelf ...