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The Continental Shelf Project

Map showing Continental Shelf Project five study areas. The shaded areas does not indicate the potential claim areas, but areas where data is collected or is expected to be collected. 

On April 29, 2003 the Danish Parliament decided to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). This decision was later also endorsed by the Parliaments of the Faroe Islands and Greenland.

Denmark ratified UNCLOS on November 16, 2004. From this date Denmark has 10 years to put forward claims of extending the outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles.

Five potential claim areas have been identified off the Fareo Islands and Greenland, potentially including the North Pole.

In order to provide the necessary database the Danish Continental Shelf Project has been launched by the Ministry for Science, Technology and Innovation in co-operation with the Faroese and Greenland home rule governments. The project is a co-operation between various institutions in Denmark, Faroe Islands and Greenland.

The main tasks of the Continental Shelf Project are to identify potential claim areas and to acquire, interpret and document the necessary data for a submission to the United Nations.

This website provides you with information on the Danish Continental Shelf Project, potential claim areas, results of the project and some general information on UNCLOS.