Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
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Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is the key provision that defines the outer limits of a coastal state's continental shelf and sets the legal framework for extending those limits beyond 200 nautical miles.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| UNCLOS Article 76 | 0 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | treaty article → |
| adoptedInInstrument |
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
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surface form:
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982
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| allowsExtensionBeyond | 200 nautical miles → |
| appliesTo | coastal States → |
| basisFor | submissions to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf → |
| category |
continental shelf regime
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maritime boundary law → |
| citationForm | UNCLOS, art. 76 → |
| clarifies |
continental shelf comprises seabed and subsoil of submarine areas
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continental shelf extends throughout the natural prolongation of land territory → |
| defines |
foot of the continental slope
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outer limits of the continental shelf → |
| distinguishes | submarine ridges and submarine elevations → |
| doesNotAffect |
air space above the continental shelf
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legal status of the superjacent waters → |
| establishes | legal framework for extending continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles → |
| influences |
international maritime boundary disputes
→
national legislation on outer continental shelf claims → |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish → |
| legalDomain |
international law
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law of the sea → |
| legalEffect | determines outer limit of coastal State sovereign rights over seabed resources → |
| limitsRightsOver | submarine ridges → |
| linkedBody | Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf → |
| linksTo | Annex II of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea → |
| objective | provide a stable and equitable method for determining outer continental shelf limits → |
| partOf | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea → |
| permitsExtendedRightsOver | submarine elevations that are natural components of the continental margin → |
| providesFor | constraint lines limiting outer continental shelf → |
| providesThat | rights over continental shelf do not depend on occupation or proclamation → |
| requires |
coastal States to establish outer limits of continental shelf by charts or lists of coordinates
→
deposit of charts or coordinates with the Secretary-General of the United Nations → publicity of charts or coordinates of outer limits of continental shelf → use of fixed points not more than 60 nautical miles apart → use of formula lines based on sediment thickness or distance from foot of slope → |
| setsMaximumExtent |
100 nautical miles from the 2500 metre isobath
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350 nautical miles from the baselines → |
| setsMinimumExtent | continental shelf up to 200 nautical miles from the baselines → |
| shortName |
Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
UNCLOS Article 76
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| subjectMatter |
continental shelf delimitation
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outer continental shelf → |
| usedBy | States parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea → |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf
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legalBasis
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Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
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Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
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shortName
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Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
UNCLOS Article 76