国际海洋划界专家Jonathan I. Charney,认为,国际海洋边界协议和国际法庭的判决表明,远离大陆海岸线的小岛群小地形,对于海洋划界不可能具有重要影响。海洋边界划定将主要根据沿海国的大陆和较大的岛屿的海岸线长度而定。以上岛国家都是主权国家,具自身有独立的经济生活能力,因此能够拥有200海里专属经济区和大陆架的权利;根据海底地质调查,倘若符合《公约》第76条有关条文的规定,它们仍然可以拥有外大陆架区域。小笠原群岛与冲之鸟则完全不同于以上的大洋岛国,它们只是远离大陆的一群孤立小岛,自身没有独立的经济生活的能力。尽管小笠原群岛是个旅游场地,但依照目前一些国家实践的走势,该群岛能够拥有专属经济区和大陆架是令人怀疑的,而冲之鸟是根本不可能拥有的。
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