The precise limits between national jurisdiction and the international seabed Area will, thus, remain largely undefined for a very long time. Faced with an unforeseen heavy workload, the CLCS has so far only been able to adopt a limited number of recommendations on the outer limits of the continental shelf. Continental Shelf Research publishes articles dealing with the biological, chemical, geological and physical oceanography of the shallow marine environment. It decided to proceed with the delimitation of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles prior to recommendations having been made by the CLCS. On 10 August 1976, Greece instituted proceedings against Turkey in a dispute over. The term 'continental shelf' is used by geologists generally to mean that part of the continental margin which is between the shoreline and the shelf break or, where there is no noticeable slope. The characteristics of the various continental margins are shaped by a number of factors. It is the name for the collective area that encompasses the continental shelf, continental slope, and continental rise. A states continental shelf may exceed 200 nautical miles (370 km) until the natural prolongation ends. continental margin, the submarine edge of the continental crust distinguished by relatively light and isostatically high-floating material in comparison with the adjacent oceanic crust. Myanmar case, ITLOS emphasized that there is a clear distinction between the delimitation of the continental shelf between States with opposite or adjacent coasts under Article 83 UNCLOS and the delineation of its outer limits under Article 76. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, to which Chile is a State Party since 1997, contains two concepts of continental shelf: the scientific continental shelf, which. Continental shelf: The continental shelf is defined as the natural prolongation of the land territory to the continental margins outer edge, or 200 nautical miles (370 km) from the coastal states baseline, whichever is greater. The broad-shelf States had to make two compromises to have that provision accepted, that is revenue-sharing for the benefit of the international community with respect to the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles, enshrined in Article 82 UNCLOS, and the delineation of the outer limits of the continental shelf beyond that distance “on the basis of” recommendations by the CLCS, in order that these limits may become “final and binding.” In the landmark Bangladesh v. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) includes the area between state jurisdiction to 200 nautical miles (nm) from shore. Article 76 UNCLOS provides a new definition of the legal continental shelf, which grants coastal States sovereign rights and jurisdiction extending to the outer edge of the continental margin.