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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 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
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
Continental shelf of Russia — Contents 1 2001 extension claim 1.1 Additional research 1.2 International response … Wikipedia
Continental shelf of the United States — The term continental shelf of the United States has two related meanings. Geologically, it is the total of the continental shelves adjacent to the United States. In the context of the international law as defined by the United Nations Convention… … Wikipedia
Continental Shelf — See Outer Continental Shelf … Ballentine's law dictionary
continental shelf — n. a submerged shelf of land that begins at a continental shoreline, slopes downward gradually at an angle of about 0.1° for a variable distance, and ends at the top of a much steeper downward slope (continental slope) at an angle of about 3° to… … English World dictionary
