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" The sovereignty of an archipelagic State extends to the waters enclosed by the archipelagic baselines drawn in accordance with article 47, described as archipelagic waters, regardless of their depth or distance from the coast."
DEFINITION OF TERMS IN THIS CLAUSE
➡ baseline joining the outermost points of the outermost islands and drying reefs of an archipelago. It does not exceed 100 nautical miles, except that up to 3 per cent of the total number of baselines enclosing any archipelago may exceed that length, up to a maximum length of 125 nautical mile.
➡ State constituted wholly by one or more archipelagos and may include other islands.
➡ 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.
➡ land beside or near to the sea or ocean
➡ A species that lives in midwater or close to the surface.
➡ a liquid without colour, smell or taste that falls as rain, is in lakes, rivers and seas, and is used for drinking, washing, etc
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