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Continental shelf of the United States
The continental shelf of the United States is the total of the continental shelves adjacent to the United States. In marine geology, it is the elevated seabed near US coasts; in the political sense, it is the area claimed by the United States as sovereign, according to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.[1]
- ^ United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. United Nations. December 10, 1982. pp. 53–56. Retrieved June 19, 2024 – via WikiSource.
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