Maritime Limits and Baselines: A Guide to Their Delineation |
Common terms and phrases
1958 Convention 200 mile limit 200 nautical miles 24 miles adjacent apply archipelagic baselines archipelagic waters arcs atoll basepoints bay closing lines breadth chart datum chart or list claimed coast coastal front coastline configuration considered construction contiguous zone continental margin continental shelf defined determined distance drawn equidistance line estuary exclusive economic zone extend figure fringing reefs geodetic datum geographical co-ordinates give due publicity Gulf of Maine harbour headland high seas Hydrographic indentation internal waters international law isobath Judgment juridical bay jurisdiction lists of geographical low-tide elevations low-water line mainland Maritime Boundary median line mercator projection method metres mouth natural entrance points nautical chart nautical miles navigation nearest point Old Station Road outer limit reference relevant river scale chart sea is measured seabed seaward semi-circle rule shore situation slope straight baselines straight lines term territorial sea baselines territorial sea limit turning points waters enclosed whilst