" 1. In localities where the coastline is deeply indented and cut into, or if there is a fringe of islands along the coast in its immediate vicinity, the method of straight baselines joining appropriate points may be employed in drawing the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured. "
DEFINITION OF TERMS IN THIS CLAUSE
β‘ 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.
β‘ land beside or near to the sea or ocean
β‘ the salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its continents and islands