Do all states have a continental shelf extending beyond 200 nautical miles?
No. All coastal States are entitled to establish an EEZ extending 200 nautical miles from the baselines. Such states automatically have continental shelves out to the same distance, and as a result, EEZs and continental shelves may be have the same outer limit. However, many coastal States, including Canada, have shelves that extend beyond the 200 nautical mile limit of their EEZ.
