Deoree No. 14,708, concerning national sovereignty over the Epicontinental Sea and the Argentine Continental Shelf, Oct. 1946 - "Bolet韓 Oficial de la Rep鷅lioa Argentina" -vei , 54, No. 15.641 (5 Deo, 1946) 1fuereas: The submarina platform, known also as the submarina plateau ar continental shelf, is closely united to the mainland both in a morphological and a geological sensa; The waters covering the submarina platform constitute the eipcontinental seaS, characterized by extraordinary biological activity, owing to the influence af the sunlight, which stimulates plant life (al~ae, mosses, etc.) an~ the lifa af innu~arable species af animaIs, botb susceptible of industrial utilizatiou; The Executive Power, in article 2 af Decree No. 1,386, dated 24 January 1944, issued a categorical proclamation o r sover-e ?grrty over the "Argentine continental ehe'If'" and the IIArgentine epicontinental senil, declaring them to be "transitory zones of mineral reserves&q...