" This Part does not apply to a strait used for international navigation if there exists through the strait a route through the high seas or through an exclusive economic zone of similar convenience with respect to navigational and hydrographical characteristics; in such routes, the other relevant Parts of this Convention, including the provisions regarding the freedoms of navigation and overflight, apply."
DEFINITION OF TERMS IN THIS CLAUSE
β‘ Abbreviation for Exclusive Economic Zone (defined in the Law of the Sea Convention).
β‘ the salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its continents and islands
β‘ a narrow passage of water that connects two larger bodies of water.