Norwegian continental shelf
Norwegian administrative area, rich in petroleum and gas
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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
External links
- Interactive Map over the Norwegian Continental Shelf, live information, facts, pictures and videos.
- Norwegian Government "Continental shelf – questions and answers"
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