86 Articles Section IBRU Boundary and Security Bulletin Spring 2001©
With a semi-enclosed configuration that is bounded by several coastal States, the Arctic Ocean represents an amalgam of the circumstances and issues that pertain to the definition of the outer limit of the continental shelf in other parts of the world ocean. This article reviews the Arctic situation...
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| Summary: | With a semi-enclosed configuration that is bounded by several coastal States, the Arctic Ocean represents an amalgam of the circumstances and issues that pertain to the definition of the outer limit of the continental shelf in other parts of the world ocean. This article reviews the Arctic situation in that context, and describes how the affected coastal States are taking collective action to deal with the challenges and opportunities that are presented to them by Article 76 of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). |
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