What is the only nation state of the Commonwealth of Nations on the mainland of South America?
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of Malta, and in 1973 the "Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea" was convened in New York. In an attempt to reduce the possibility of groups of nation-states dominating the negotiations, the conference used a consensus process rather than majority vote. With more than 160 nations participating, the conference lasted until 1982. The resulting convention came into force on 16 November 1994, one year after the 60th state, Guyana, ratified the treaty. The convention introduced a number of provisions. The most significant issues covered were setting limits, navigation, archipelagic status and transit regimes, exclusive economic zones
Extreme points of the Commonwealth of Nations Kilimanjaro, which has a prominence of , making it the fourth-most prominent peak in the world. The result is significantly different (K2 is only the 22nd-most prominent peak in the world), due to the proximity of Mount Everest to K2. The lowest point in the Commonwealth by elevation below sea level is the shore of Lake Eyre, which lies at 28°22′S 137°22′E, in Australia. It lies approximately below sea level. Extreme points of the Commonwealth of Nations This is a list of the extreme points of the Commonwealth of Nations — the points that are farther north, south, east or