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

" The sovereignty of a coastal State extends, beyond its land territory and internal waters and, in the case of an archipelagic State, its archipelagic waters, to an adjacent belt of sea, described as the territorial sea."

⌚ 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”‘ Archipelagic State
Archipelagic State

➑ State constituted wholly by one or more archipelagos and may include other islands.


πŸ”‘ Coast
Coast

➑ land beside or near to the sea or ocean


πŸ”‘ Pelagic
Pelagic

➑ A species that lives in midwater or close to the surface.


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