naa a22 4500 51075399X CHVBK 20180411083115.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20131201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s13131-013-0391-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s13131-013-0391-4 Preliminary considerations on the potential influence of submarine fans on marine delimitation [Elektronische Daten] [Wenxian Qiu, Xianglong Jin, Clive Schofield, Mingbi Li] The complex issues associated with marine delineation for the outer limit of continental shelf and the boundary delimitation have provoked considerable attention among researchers in a variety of academic circles, particularly in the juristic filed and the geo-science field. In the present contribution, we start from an overview of submarine fans, as one of common types of sediment-deposit bodies in the ocean, and explore the related geological features which may be of relevance to the marine delimitation in accordance with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. We carry out a comparative assessment of certain significant geological features of submarine fans, using the Bengal fan as an example, which is the biggest submarine fan in the world and represents an important factor in the maritime boundary dispute between the neighboring states currently. The relationship between the special geological bodies and the international principle in the 1982 United Nations Convention can be established by combining geological and juristic analyses. This preliminary observation on the effect of submarine bodies both on the marine entitlement and boundary delimitation indicates that it is important for the international society to appropriately deal with this problem so that the marine right of any state can be protected. The Chinese Society of Oceanography and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2013 submarine fan nationallicence marine delineation nationallicence entitlement nationallicence Bay of Bengal nationallicence Qiu Wenxian China University of Geosciences, 430074, Wuhan, China aut Jin Xianglong The Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, 310012, Hangzhou, China aut Schofield Clive Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security, University of Wollongong, 2522, New South Wales, Australia aut Li Mingbi The Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, 310012, Hangzhou, China aut Acta Oceanologica Sinica Springer Berlin Heidelberg 32/12(2013-12-01), 133-142 0253-505X 32:12<133 2013 32 13131 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13131-013-0391-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13131-013-0391-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Qiu Wenxian China University of Geosciences, 430074, Wuhan, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Jin Xianglong The Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, 310012, Hangzhou, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Schofield Clive Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security, University of Wollongong, 2522, New South Wales, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Li Mingbi The Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, 310012, Hangzhou, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Acta Oceanologica Sinica Springer Berlin Heidelberg 32/12(2013-12-01), 133-142 0253-505X 32:12<133 2013 32 13131 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer