Nations scramble for unclaimed seabed

Journal Article · Tue Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1977 · Offshore; (United States)

OSTI ID:7294980

LeBlanc, L

As petroleum technology closes in on the outlying margins of the world's continental shelves, ownership and control of the once-ignored and unclaimed seabed regions becomes a vital factor in a nations energy independence and economic security. At the present time 20 seabed areas around the globe involving hundreds of islands are in dispute by two or more nations. One small area in the South China Sea, the Spratly Islands, was recently claimed by five nations. Other disputed areas include the Barents Sea, Falkland Islands, Nansha Archipelago, Senkaku Island, Rockall, Celtic Sea and its western approaches, Aegean Sea, Gibraltar, central and eastern Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Suez, Persian Gulf, Georges Bank, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Santa Catalina South, and the Carribbean Sea. (MCW)

• OSTI ID: 7294980
• Journal Information: Offshore; (United States), Journal Name: Offshore; (United States) Vol. 37:3; ISSN OFSHA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CONTINENTAL SHELF
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