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Territorial waters

Territorial waters are informally an area of water where a sovereign state has jurisdiction, including internal waters, the territorial sea, the contiguous zone, the exclusive economic zone, and potentially the extended continental shelf (these components are sometimes collectively called the maritime zones). In a narrower sense, the term is often used…

Economy, Territorial sea claim & Background

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Amended by
Coal Industry Act 1994 · Petroleum Act 1998 · Finance Act 2006 · Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 · Marine (Scotland) Act 2010
Citation
1987 c. 49
Commencement
1 October 1987
Long title
An Act to provide for the extent of the territorial sea adjacent to the British Islands.
Royal assent
15 May 1987
Territorial extent
England and Wales · Scotland · Northern Ireland · Jersey · Guernsey

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Overview

Baseline

Internal waters

Territorial sea

Exclusive economic zone

Continental shelf

Background

Miscellaneous

Territorial sea claim

Extended continental shelf claims

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Territorial waters

Nodes71
Edges70
Triples136
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028169
Components1

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Territorial waters

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related to Special cases · 93
Territorial waters → Act No, Aegean, Aegean Sea, Anchor Cay, Andaman, Anguilla, April, As, Ascension, Aubusi, Aubusi Island, Australia, Bailiwick, Belize, Bermuda, Black, Black Rocks, Bogskär, Boigu, Boigu Island
related to background · 16
Territorial waters → British Empire, During, France, From, However, Iceland, League, Nations Codification Conference, Norway, Originally, Since, Spain, Sweden, Territorial Sea Act, The United Kingdom, United States
Amended by · 6
Territorial waters → Coal Industry Act 1994, Finance Act 2006, Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, Marine Act (Northern Ireland) 2013, Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, Petroleum Act 1998
Territorial extent · 6
Territorial waters → England and Wales, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Northern Ireland, Scotland
related to Exclusive economic zone · 6
Territorial waters → Before, Cod Wars, EEZ, However, The, UN Convention
related to Miscellaneous · 3
Territorial waters → However, Pirate, Thus
Citation · 1
Territorial waters → 1987 c. 49
Commencement · 1
Territorial waters → 1 October 1987
Long title · 1
Territorial waters → An Act to provide for the extent of the territorial sea adjacent to the British Islands.
Royal assent · 1
Territorial waters → 15 May 1987

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Important terminology

territorial nautical miles sea waters km mi continental shelf zone coastal united baseline 12 state states exclusive economic limit extended

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Territorial watersAmended byCoal Industry Act 19941.00infobox
Territorial watersAmended byPetroleum Act 19981.00infobox
Territorial watersAmended byFinance Act 20061.00infobox
Territorial watersAmended byMarine and Coastal Access Act 20091.00infobox
Territorial watersAmended byMarine (Scotland) Act 20101.00infobox
Territorial watersAmended byMarine Act (Northern Ireland) 20131.00infobox
Territorial watersCitation1987 c. 491.00infobox
Territorial watersCommencement1 October 19871.00infobox
Territorial watersLong titleAn Act to provide for the extent of the territorial sea adjacent to the British Islands.1.00infobox
Territorial watersRoyal assent15 May 19871.00infobox
Territorial watersTerritorial extentEngland and Wales1.00infobox
Territorial watersTerritorial extentScotland1.00infobox
Territorial watersTerritorial extentNorthern Ireland1.00infobox
Territorial watersTerritorial extentJersey1.00infobox
Territorial watersTerritorial extentGuernsey1.00infobox
Territorial watersTerritorial extentIsle of Man1.00infobox

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