πŸ“‘ United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Part 2, Section 2, Article 5, Paragraph 1

" Except where otherwise provided in this Convention, the normal baseline for measuring the breadth of the territorial sea is the low-water line along the coast as marked on large-scale charts officially recognized by the coastal State."

⌚ Date Published: 1982-12-10
βš–οΈ Instrument Type: Convention
Country: πŸŠ•πŸ‰„ All Countries
🌍 Continent : International
πŸ“œInstrument: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
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DEFINITION OF TERMS IN THIS CLAUSE



πŸ”‘ Baseline
Baseline

➑ line along the coast of a coastal State as marked on large-scale charts officially recognised by the coastal State which acts as the starting point for measuring the breadth of the sea around a coastal state.


πŸ”‘ Coast
Coast

➑ land beside or near to the sea or ocean


πŸ”‘ Normal baseline
Normal baseline

➑ 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.


πŸ”‘ Sea
Sea

➑ the salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its continents and islands


πŸ”‘ Water
Water

➑ a liquid without colour, smell or taste that falls as rain, is in lakes, rivers and seas, and is used for drinking, washing, etc