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The Legal Continental Shelf: Geosciences at sea with UNCLOS

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  1. Former Director, National Center for Antarctic and Oceanic Research (NCAOR), Goa and Leader of the Indian Continental Shelf Program at NCAOR between 1999 and 2012, Newdelhi, India

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Rajan, S. The Legal Continental Shelf: Geosciences at sea with UNCLOS. J Geol Soc India 92, 131–133 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-018-0970-2

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