Convention on the Continental Shelf

1958 international treaty
Legislation treaty Q5166293
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Convention on the Continental Shelf

Summary

Convention on the Continental Shelf is a treaty[1]. It draws 13 Wikipedia views per month (treaty category, ranking #156 of 1,157).[2]

Key Facts

  • Convention on the Continental Shelf is in the country of Switzerland[3].
  • Convention on the Continental Shelf's instance of is recorded as treaty[4].
  • The location of Convention on the Continental Shelf was Geneva[5].
  • Convention on the Continental Shelf took place on April 29, 1958[6].
  • Convention on the Continental Shelf's main subject is continental shelf[7].
  • Convention on the Continental Shelf's work available at URL is recorded as https://legal.un.org/ilc/texts/instruments/english/conventions/8_1_1958_continental_shelf.pdf[8].
  • Convention on the Continental Shelf's work available at URL is recorded as https://legal.un.org/ilc/texts/instruments/french/conventions/8_1_1958_continental_shelf.pdf[9].
  • Convention on the Continental Shelf's P14541 is recorded as 2KSDDi[10].

Why It Matters

Convention on the Continental Shelf draws 13 Wikipedia views per month (treaty category, ranking #156 of 1,157).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Convention on the Continental Shelf. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/convention-on-the-continental-shelf
MLA “Convention on the Continental Shelf.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/convention-on-the-continental-shelf.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_convention-on-the-continental-shelf_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Convention on the Continental Shelf}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/convention-on-the-continental-shelf}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Edit History

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  1. 2d ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country Switzerland
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/50895|batch #50895]]: because of P276"
  2. 7w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 2KSDDi
    Point in time +1958-04-29T00:00:00Z
    Instance of treaty
    Point in time
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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