A gently sloping underwater plain that extends seaward from the coast.
Outer Continental Shelf. All submerged lands seaward and outside the area of lands beneath navigable waters. Lands beneath navigable waters are interpreted as extending from the coastline three nautical miles into the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Arctic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico excluding the coastal waters off Texas and western Florida.
Outer Continental Shelf, a term used primarily in the U.S. for the offshore areas under federal jurisdiction.
Outer Continental Shelf. That portion of a continental land mass that constitutes the slope down to the ocean floor. The outer continental shelves are heavily sedimented, and it is believed they contain a large portion of the earth's undiscovered oil and gas.
Outer Continental Shelf. The submerged lands extending from 3 miles offshore to some undefined outer limit, usually a depth of 200 meters. It is the portion of the shelf under U.S. jurisdiction.
OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF. The submerged lands extending from the out limit of the historic territorial sea (typically three miles) to some undefined outer limit, usually a depth of 600 feet. In the United States, this is the portion of the shelf under federal jurisdiction. See CONTINENTAL SHELF.
Offshore Constitutional Settlement
Outer Continental Shelf. The part of the continental shelf beyond the line that marks State ownership; that part of the offshore lands under Federal jurisdiction.
abbreviation: outer continental shelf
Federal Offshore - Outer Continental Shelf