Plumbing The Depths

Plumbing The Depths

the coastal nation within the margins of a "boundary zone" extending oceanward from the approximate base of the slope for an internationally agreed distance (Hedberg recom- mends at least 100 kilometers-54 nautical miles). Such a boundary zone would bypass uncertainties in defining the precise location of the base of the slope and allow the final boundary to be drawn simple straight lines connecting fixed points of latitude and longitude. Hedberg suggests that the boundary concept be used...

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