### Question
Can you define what Outer Continental Shelf means?


### Answer
**Outer Continental Shelf** is defined as the following in *33 U.S.C. § 3507*:

> all submerged lands lying seaward and outside of lands beneath navigable waters (as that term is defined in section 1301 of title 43), and of which the subsoil and seabed appertain to the United States and are subject to its jurisdiction and control

#### Citation:
  - *33 U.S.C. § 3507*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 48-OCEAN AND COASTAL MAPPING INTEGRATION**

