The Commission on the Limits of Continental Shelf (New York) has today decided that Norway’s claim on the limits of its continental shelf in the Northern Areas is justified, albeit with some exceptions. As a result, limits of the Norwegian continental shelf are clarified and Norway now has around 235 000 km2, and major part lies in the North. However, the Commission has changed the limit proposed by Norway in relation to the border between the mainland and Jan Mayen by moving it eastward, thus reducing Norwegian continental shelf by 13 000 km2. Nevertheless, in the high North Norway got…