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The expansion is based on internationally established definitions of the continental shelf, and comes from research and surveys conducted by various groups going back to 2003, confirming where the continental shelf actually is.

Interestingly, this doesn't include the water column above this territory, so it doesn't mean control of fishing or shipping lanes. Only seabed/underground mineral/drilling/pipelines control. Depending on policy and which political party is in control at the time, this could mean preventing others from drilling these areas, or (more likely?) making a profit off allowing drilling here.

Most of the addition is in the Arctic, but includes territory around the whole country.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Cool. More fossil fuel extraction. Just what the world needs.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

how else am i supposed to drive my huge suv

[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago

I have a crazy idea: leave the oceans alone and stop trying to strip mine the goddamn planet.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I wonder how this compares to China's claims of their coast...

[–] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago

Well self governed people dont live there already unlike in Chinas case so...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

Their claims are based largely on building artificial islands which extends their 200 miles from the coast claims (by aging more coast). This US claim isn't extending coast (so no control of the water column or surface), only continental shelf and mining rights

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago

Am I the only one who read the title and immediately went "what the fuck did we do this time?"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

I misread the title as being just one instead of one million, which would have been way funnier.