Definition(s)
The sovereignty of a coastal State extends, beyond its land territory and internal waters and, in the case of an archipelagic State, its archipelagic waters, to an adjacent belt of sea, described as the territorial sea (Source: UNCLOS, Part II, Sec. 1, Art. 2) Every State has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles, measured from baselines determined in accordance with this Convention. (Source: UNCLOS, Part II, Sec. 1, Art. 3)
Hierarchy
Broader: maritime zone
In other languages
French
eaux territoriales
Russian
территориальные воды
Spanish
aguas territoriales
Chinese, Simplified
领海
Arabic
مياه إقليمية
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Basel Convention | 2 documents |