The Norwegian continental shelf (Norwegian: Den norske kontinentalsokkelen) (abbreviated as NCS) is the continental shelf over which Norway exercises sovereign rights as defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.[2]
The area of the shelf is four times the area of Norway mainland and constitutes about one-third of the Europe continental shelf. It is rich in petroleum and gas and it is the base of the petroleum economy of Norway.
References
edit- ^ "Map of the Norwegian continental shelf - Norwegian Petroleum Directorate". www.npd.no. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "Størrelsen på Norges kontinentalsokkel i nord avklart". regjeringen.no. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
External links
edit- Interactive Map over the Norwegian Continental Shelf, live information, facts, pictures and videos.
- Norwegian Government "Continental shelf – questions and answers"
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