title: 5 The Delimitation of the Continental Shelf Beyond 200 Nautical Miles in the Arctic Ocean: Recent Developments, Applicable Law and Possible Outcomes
abstract: A large part of the Arctic Ocean is located beyond the 200-nautical-mile limit of the five coastal States: Canada, Denmark/Greenland, Norway, the Russian Federation and the United States. All of these States have a continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles and are in the process of determining the outer limits of this continental shelf in accordance with the substantive provisions of Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOSC). Available information indicates that 