Preliminary information* indicative of the outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles

Updated on 09 November 2009

* Please refer to SPLOS/183 - Decision regarding the workload of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf and the ability of States, particularly developing States, to fulfil the requirements of article 4 of Annex II to the Convention, as well as the decision contained in SPLOS/72, paragraph (a).

Preliminary information submitted by [State]

received on

Angola (preliminary information)

12 May 2009

Bahamas (preliminary information)

12 May 2009

Benin (preliminary information) (updated preliminary information)

12 May 2009

Benin and Togo (preliminary information | annex | report ) (updated preliminary information)

2 April 2009

Brunei Darussalam (preliminary information)

12 May 2009

Cameroon (preliminary information)

11 May 2009

Cape Verde (preliminary information | appendix)

7 May 2009

Chile  (preliminary information Spanish) (preliminary information English) (note Spanish) (note English)

8 May 2009

China (preliminary information Chinese) (preliminary information English)

11 May 2009

Comoros (preliminary information)

2 June 2009

Congo  (preliminary information)

12 May 2009

Costa Rica (preliminary information)

11 May 2009

Cuba (preliminary information)

12 May 2009

Democratic Republic of the Congo (preliminary information | annex | annex)

11 May 2009

Equatorial Guinea (preliminary information)

14 May 2009

Fiji (preliminary information)

21 April 2009

Fiji and Solomon Islands (preliminary information | figure)

21 April 2009

Fiji, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu (preliminary information | figure)

21 April 2009

France - Polynésie française et Wallis et Futuna (preliminary information)

8 May 2009

France - Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon (preliminary information)

8 May 2009

Gabon (preliminary information)

12 May 2009

Gambia (preliminary information)

4 May 2009

Guinea (preliminary information)

11 May 2009

Guinea-Bissau (preliminary information)

8 May 2009

Guyana (preliminary information)

12 May 2009

Mauritania (preliminary information)

11 May 2009

Mauritius (preliminary information)

6 May 2009

Mexico (preliminary information)

6 May 2009

Micronesia (Federated States of) (preliminary information | Eauripik Rise region (>80Mb) | Mussau Ridge region (>80Mb) )

5 May 2009

Mozambique (preliminary information)

11 May 2009

New Zealand - Tokelau (preliminary information)

11 May 2009

Oman (preliminary information)

15 April 2009

Papua New Guinea (preliminary information | Eauripik Rise region (>80Mb) | Mussau Ridge region (>80Mb) )

5 May 2009

Republic of Korea (preliminary information)

11 May 2009

Sao Tome and Principe (preliminary information)

13 May 2009

Senegal (preliminary information)

12 May 2009

Seychelles (preliminary information)

8 May 2009

Sierra Leone (preliminary information)

12 May 2009

Solomon Islands (preliminary information)

5 May 2009

Somalia (communication | preliminary information | memorandum of understanding | appendix)

14 April 2009

Spain - west of Canary Islands (preliminary information)

11 May 2009

Togo (preliminary information)

8 May 2009

United Republic of Tanzania (preliminary information | attachments)

7 May 2009

Vanuatu (preliminary information)

10 August 2009

 

Communications received in relation to preliminary information submitted by States

Morocco - note dated 16 May 2009 in relation to the preliminary information by Spain - west of Canary Islands - Français | English

Morocco - note dated 26 May 2009 in relation to the preliminary information by Mauritania - Français | English
Japan  - note dated 23 July 2009 in relation to the preliminary information by China - English
Japan  - note dated 23 July 2009 in relation to the preliminary information by the Republic of Korea - English
Angola - note dated 31 July 2009 in relation to the preliminary information by the Democratic Republic of the Congo  - Français | English
Canada - note dated 9 November 2009 in relation to the preliminary information by France Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon - English | Français
 
Other communications that may be relevant
The Netherlands - note dated 28 August 2009: English

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