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The delimitation line between the Parties' parts of the continental shelf in the area between Iceland and Jan Mayen shall coincide with the delimitation line for the Parties' economic zones. Article 2
The submission contains information on the outer limits of the continental shelf of Iceland beyond 200 nautical miles (M) from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured. The Icelandic continental shelf encompasses three different areas beyond 200 nautical miles: Reykjanes Ridge, the Hatton-Rockall area and the ...
In the preamble of the Agreement it was recognized that Iceland should have an economic zone of 200 miles pursuant to the Icelandic Law on Territorial Sea, Continental Shelf and Economic Zone...
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Jan 1, 2021 · Jurisdiction — In general — Territorial — Continental shelf — Principles of delimitation — Islands — Draft Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1980 — Joint development of continental shelf area by two States — Jurisdiction in particular parts of the area — Applicable legislation
Jun 26, 2020 · Two of these concern Jan Mayen—a small island located roughly 250 M east of Greenland and 360 M northeast of Iceland. The island has been a Norwegian possession since 1930, when Norway claimed sovereignty through historic title.
- Clive Schofield, Andreas Østhagen
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The JMMC is bordered to the north by the east and west segments of the Jan Mayen Fracture Zone and the volcanic complex of Jan Mayen Island (Svellingen & Pedersen 2003). To the south, it is bordered by the NE coastal shelf of Iceland, to the east by the Norway Basin and to the west by the Kolbeinsey Ridge.
Article 121 provides that islands are entitled to a territorial sea, an economic zone and a continental shelf. See Iceland: Law No. 41 Concerning the Territorial Sea, the Economic Zone and the Continental Shelf, June 1, 1979, reprinted in 18 ILM 1504(1979).
