outer shelf

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• 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

• Outer continental shelf — (OCS)   The submerged lands extending from the out limit of the historic territorial sea (typically three miles) to some undefined outer limit, usually a depth of 600 feet. In the United States, this is the portion of the shelf under federal… …   Energy terms

• Outer trench swell — The outer trench swell, outer trench high, or outer rise is a subtle ridge on the seafloor near an oceanic trench, where a descending plate begins to flex and fault in preparation for its descent into the mantle at a subduction zone. The… …   Wikipedia

• Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act — A federal statute declaring and implementing the policy of the United States in reference to the subsoil and sea bed of the Outer Continental Shelf. 43 USC §§ 1313 et seq …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• shelf edge — a narrow zone at the outer margin of a shelf along which there is a marked increase of slope …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• shelf lands — See Outer Continental Shelf …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Shelf Lands Act — See Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Outer Continental Shelf —   Offshore Federal domain.   U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …   Energy terms

• 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

• Continental shelf — Marine habitats Anatomy of a continental shelf off the south eastern coast of the United States Littoral zone Intertidal zone …   Wikipedia