There are two definitions for “bank,” depending on its use in UNCLOS:
(a)The word “banks” in UNCLOS Article 9, when referring to river banks, means those portions of land that confine a river.
(b)The word “bank” in UNCLOS Article 76(6) means a submarine elevation located on the seabed of a continental margin over which the depth of water is relatively shallow; this includes the seabed of an island’s continental shelf as permitted by Article 121, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow.. what is the meaning of “Bank; bank(s)” in law of the sea, LOSC and customary international law, continental shelf, river, that portion of land that confines a river, what is the meaning of “Bank; bank(s)” in law of the sea?