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Continental shelf pump — In oceanic biogeochemistry, the continental shelf pump is proposed to operate in the shallow waters of the continental shelves, acting as a mechanism to transport carbon (as either dissolved or particulate material) from surface waters to the… … Wikipedia
Continental shelf — Marine habitats Anatomy of a continental shelf off the south eastern coast of the United States Littoral zone Intertidal zone … Wikipedia
continental shelf — Sea area extending beyond UK territorial waters sub divided and allocated to a number of Countries including certain European Union ( EU) Member States. Areas designated to the UK are called the UK Continental Shelf. HM Customs & Revenue Glossary … Financial and business terms
Convention on the Continental Shelf — Signed 29 April 1958 Location Geneva, Switzerland Effective 10 June 1964 Languages Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish … Wikipedia
Outer Continental Shelf — See outer continental shelf for the generic geographical term Map of the Outer Continental Shelf The Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) is a peculiarity of the political geography of the United States and is the part of the internationally recognized… … Wikipedia
UK Continental Shelf — The UK Continental Shelf is the region of waters surrounding the United Kingdom, in which the country claims mineral rights. This principally refers to the North Sea, where there are large resources of hydrocarbons. The North Sea is also bordered … Wikipedia
outer continental shelf — (OCS) All lands lying submerged seaward and not including lands beneath navigable waters. The subsoil and sea bed of such lands are subject to the jurisdiction and control of the United States. 43 U.S.C.A. No. 1331 … Black's law dictionary
Outer Continental Shelf — All submerged lands lying seaward and outside of the area of lands beneath navigable waters, and of which the subsoil and sea bed appertain to the United States and are subject to its jurisdiction and control. 43 USC § 1331(a) … Ballentine's law dictionary
offshore waters — Tend to represent the more oceanic waters, though they still may relate to outer continental shelf waters; see also onshore waters … Fisheries — dictionary
inshore waters — Waters of the shallower part of the continental shelf; see also nearshore waters … Fisheries — dictionary
Territorial waters — Schematic map of maritime zones. Territorial waters, or a territorial sea, as defined by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea,[1] is a belt of coastal waters extending at most 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) from… … Wikipedia
