Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences: US Defines Outer Limits of Its Continental Shelf, Making Discoveries in the Process
May 24, 2024
May 24, 2024
BOULDER, Colorado, May 24 (TNSres) -- The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences issued the following news:
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CIRES scientists were instrumental in the effort to determine the full extent of the U.S. extended continental shelf
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The United States has gained sovereign rights over a million square kilometers of seafloor in areas located more than 200 nautical miles from its coasts, thanks to a government-led project . . .
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CIRES scientists were instrumental in the effort to determine the full extent of the U.S. extended continental shelf
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The United States has gained sovereign rights over a million square kilometers of seafloor in areas located more than 200 nautical miles from its coasts, thanks to a government-led project . . .