In 1945, though, the United States unilaterally claimed jurisdiction over the natural resources of its continental shelf.

虽然如此，但是1945年，美国单方面声称对其大陆架的自然资源拥有权限。

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Sovereignty over natural resources on the continental shelf, ownership of all coastal States, but in the adjacent coastal States and the relative, the existence of specific delimitation.

大陆架上的自然资源主权，归属沿海国所有，但在相邻和相对沿海国间，存有具体划界问题。

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Congress quietly lifted the ban on offshore oil drilling yesterday, opening the vast waters of the outer continental shelf to oil and gas companies eager to exploit the area's substantial energy resources.

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