What does the continental shelf of the State include?
The continental shelf of the State includes the seabed and the submarine areas extending beyond the territorial sea of the State, which are considered a natural extension of its territory. It also includes all areas of natural extension of the land territory of the State until the external boundary of the continental edge or for a distance of 200 Nautical Miles from the baselines used to measure the width of the territorial sea, if the external boundary of the continental edge does not reach that distance. These provisions are subject to the considerations mentioned in Articles 23/2 and 24.