Abstract

Seafloor highs can be grouped into three legal categories: (i) oceanic ridges; (ii) submarine ridges; and (iii) submarine elevations. The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf recognizes that the foot of slope serves as the qualifier to distinguish oceanic ridges from the two other categories. The Commission established a view that the sole qualifier for a submarine ridge is its morphological continuity with the continental margin. A submarine elevation needs also to share geological characteristics with the rest of the continental margin. Recent recommendations suggest that the Commission may have complicated its view in this respect.

中文翻译：

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根据《海洋法公约》第76条对海底高地进行分类-大陆架界限委员会的后果最近对其解释的修改

摘要

海底高地可以分为三个法律类别：（i）海洋山脊；（ii）海底山脊；（iii）水下标高。大陆架界限委员会认识到，斜坡脚可以作为区分洋脊和其他两个类别的限定条件。委员会认为海底山脊的唯一限定词是其与大陆边缘的形态连续性。潜艇高程还需要与其他大陆边缘地区共享地质特征。最近的建议表明，委员会在这方面可能使看法复杂化。