| TERM | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| F | |
| Fresh water | Naturally occurring liquid or frozen water with very low concentration in salt (less than 1,000 milligrams per litter of dissolved salts and salinity of less than 0.5), and low conductivity (conductivity often less than 200 µS/cm). It refers to all waters with low hardness including all inland aquatic systems such as streams, brooks, springs, rivers and lakes. 📑 Fresh water (read more) |
| A | |
| Archipelagic State | State constituted wholly by one or more archipelagos and may include other islands. 📑 Archipelagic State (read more) |
| Archipelago | A group of islands with the sea or ocean surrounding them. It includes parts of islands,
interconnecting waters and other natural features which are so closely interrelated that such islands, waters and other natural features form an intrinsic geographical, economic and political entity, or which historically have been regarded as such. 📑 Archipelago (read more) |
| B | |
| Bank | The side of a body of water and the land near it. 📑 Bank (read more) |
| Beach | An area of land next to a body of water (sea, lake, etc.), usually having sand or small rocks. 📑 Beach (read more) |
| C | |
| Coastal state | - 📑 Coastal state (read more) |
| M | |
| Marine water | Naturally occurring water which contains a high concentration of dissolved salts, whose salinity is above 10g/l. 📑 Marine water (read more) |
| N | |
| Normal baseline | The low-water line along the coast of a coastal State as marked on large-scale charts officially recognised by the coastal State. It is the starting point for measuring the breadth of the territorial sea of a coastal state. 📑 Normal baseline (read more) |
| O | |
| Ocean | The great body of salt water that covers most of the Earth’s surface. 📑 Ocean (read more) |
| P | |
| Public waterways | State-owned watercourses and lakes. 📑 Public waterways (read more) |
| R | |
| Roadstead | A partly-sheltered anchorage; a stretch of water near the shore where vessels may ride at anchor, but with less protection than a harbour. 📑 Roadstead (read more) |
| S | |
| Sea | The salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its continents and islands 📑 Sea (read more) |
| Sea lane | An official route at sea usually designate or prescribe by the coastal State for the regulation of passage traffic. It is regularly used by ships and other sea vessels during passage. 📑 Sea lane (read more) |
| Shore | Land along the edge of the sea or ocean, a lake or another large body of water. 📑 Shore (read more) |
| W | |
| Water | A liquid without colour, smell or taste that falls as rain, is in lakes, rivers and seas, and is used for drinking, washing, etc 📑 Water (read more) |
| Total terms: 15 | |
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