Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf
(CLCS)
Outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the
baselines:
Submissions to the Commission:
Submission by the Kingdom of Denmark
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Updated
on 10 December 2014
On 26 November 2013, the Kingdom of Denmark submitted to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, in accordance with Article 76, paragraph 8, of the Convention, information on the limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured
in respect of the North-Eastern Continental Shelf of Greenland.
It is noted that the Convention entered into force for
Denmark on 16 December 2004.
According to the submitting State, this is a partial submission. Denmark “intends to submit separate information on maritime areas north of Greenland…”.
In accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Commission (CLCS/40/Rev.1),
a communication is being circulated to all Member States of the United Nations, as well as States Parties to the Convention, in order to make public the executive summary of the submission, including all charts and coordinates contained in that summary.
The consideration of the partial submission
made by Denmark will be included in the provisional agenda of the thirty-fifth
session of the Commission to be held in New York during July-August 2014.
Upon completion of the consideration
of the submission, the Commission will make recommendations pursuant to Article
76 of the Convention.
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Continental Shelf Notification |
English / French |
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Executive summary |
English |
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Communications received with regard to the submission made by Denmark to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf |
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Norway |
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Note
dated 21 January 2014: English |
Note:
The designations employed in the submissions, including description of the
areas, are as contained in the communications from submitting States or in the
executive summaries. Their listing on this web site and the presentation of
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country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the
delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
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