" Transit passage means the exercise in accordance with this Part of the freedom of navigation and overflight solely for the purpose of continuous and expeditious transit of the strait between one part of the high seas or an exclusive economic zone and another part of the high seas or an exclusive economic zone. However, the requirement of continuous and expeditious transit does not preclude passage through the strait for the purpose of entering, leaving or returning from a State bordering the strait, subject to the conditions of entry to that State."
DEFINITION OF TERMS IN THIS CLAUSE
➡ Rivage, berge, côte d’une étendue d’eau. Un bord de mer.
➡ Abbreviation for Exclusive Economic Zone (defined in the Law of the Sea Convention).
➡ Passage means navigation through the territorial sea for the purpose of: a) traversing that sea without entering internal waters or calling at a roadstead or port facility outside internal waters; or (b) proceeding to or from internal waters or a call at such roadstead or port facility.
➡ On entend par «passage» le fait de naviguer dans la mer territoriale aux fins de: a) la traverser sans entrer dans les eaux intérieures ni faire escale dans une rade ou une installation portuaire située en dehors des eaux intérieures ou b) se rendre dans les eaux intérieures ou les quitter, ou faire escale dans une telle rade ou installation portuaire ou la quitter.
➡ the salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its continents and islands
➡ a narrow passage of water that connects two larger bodies of water.
➡ exercise of the freedom of navigation and overflight solely for the purpose of continuous and expeditious transit of the strait between one part of the high seas or an exclusive economic zone and another part of the high seas or an exclusive economic zone.