51³Ô¹Ï

Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS)
Outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines:
Submissions to the Commission: Submission by the Republic of Nicaragua

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On 24 June 2013, the Republic of Nicaragua submitted to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, in accordance with Article 76, paragraph 8, of the 51³Ô¹Ï Convention on the Law of the Sea, information on the limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured in the southwestern part of the Caribbean Sea.

The Convention entered into force for Nicaragua on 2 June 2000.

In accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Commission, a communication is being circulated to all Member States of the 51³Ô¹Ï, including States Parties to the Convention, in order to make public the executive summary of the submission, including all charts and coordinates contained in that summary.

The consideration of the submission made by Nicaragua will be included in the provisional agenda of the thirty-fourth session of the Commission scheduled to be held in New York during January-March 2014.

Upon completion of the consideration of the submission, the Commission will make recommendations pursuant to Article 76 of the Convention.

 

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Continental Shelf Notification English | French
Executive summary Spanish | English

Communications received with regard to the submission made by the Republic of Nicaragua to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf
 

Costa Rica
Communication dated 15 July 2013: Spanish | English

Jamaica
Communication dated 12 September 2013: English

Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama
Communication dated 23 September 2013: Spanish | English | French

Colombia
Communication dated 24 September 2013: English | French

Panama
Communication dated 30 September 2013: Spanish | English

Nicaragua
Communication dated 20 December 2013: Spanish | English
Communication dated 20 December 2013: Spanish | English
Communication dated 20 December 2013: Spanish | English
Communication dated 20 December 2013: Spanish | English
Communication dated 20 December 2013: Spanish | English

Costa Rica
Communication dated 20 January 2014:

Panama
Communication dated 3 February 2014: Spanish | French | English

Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama
Communication dated 5 February 2014: Spanish | French | English

Colombia
Communication dated 5 February 2014:

Note:
The designations employed in the submissions, including description of the areas, are as contained in the communications from submitting States or in the executive summaries. Their listing on this web site and the presentation of material do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the 51³Ô¹Ï concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.