AUSTRALIA SEABED
November 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALL
AUSTRALIA has formally requested extended jurisdiction over its submarine continental shelf beyond the standard 200 nautical miles, granting exclusive rights over oil and gas deposits. The UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf requested extra control of the Great Australian Bight, Kerguelen Plateau, Lord Howe Rise, Exmouth/Wallaby Plateaux, Norfolk/Three Kings, South Tasman Rise and Macquarie Ridge.
AUSTRALIA has formally requested extended jurisdiction over its submarine continental shelf beyond the standard 200 nautical miles, granting exclusive rights over oil and gas deposits. The UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf requested extra control of the Great Australian Bight, Kerguelen Plateau, Lord Howe Rise, Exmouth/Wallaby Plateaux, Norfolk/Three Kings, South Tasman Rise and Macquarie Ridge.
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