The terms continental shelf of Russia or Russian continental shelf have two related meanings. Geologically, it is the total of the continental shelves adjacent to Russia. In the context of the international law as defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, it is seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas over which Russia exercises sovereign rights.

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  • The terms continental shelf of Russia or Russian continental shelf have two related meanings. Geologically, it is the total of the continental shelves adjacent to Russia. In the context of the international law as defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, it is seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas over which Russia exercises sovereign rights. The Siberian Shelf in the Arctic Sea is the largest (and least explored) of the Russian shelves, a region of strategic importance because of its oil and natural gas reserves. Other parts of the Russian shelf are typically named after the corresponding seas: Barents Shelf, Chukchi Shelf, etc. With the exception of internal Russian seas, these geological shelves are shared with other countries which share the corresponding seas. For example, the Chukchi Shelf is shared between Russia and the United States according to the 1990 USA-USSR maritime boundary.
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  • The terms continental shelf of Russia or Russian continental shelf have two related meanings. Geologically, it is the total of the continental shelves adjacent to Russia. In the context of the international law as defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, it is seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas over which Russia exercises sovereign rights.
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