Continental Shelf
(2) “Continental Shelf” means— (A) the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas adjacent to the coast, but outside the area of the territorial sea, to a depth of 200 meters or, beyond that limit, to where the depth of the superjacent waters admits of the exploitation of the natural resources of such submarine area; and (B) the seabed and subsoil of similar submarine areas adjacent to the coast of islands;