" The regime of archipelagic sea lanes passage established in this Part shall not in other respects affect the status of the archipelagic waters, including the sea lanes, or the exercise by the archipelagic State of its sovereignty over such waters and their air space, bed and subsoil, and the resources contained therein."
DEFINITION OF TERMS IN THIS CLAUSE
β‘ State constituted wholly by one or more archipelagos and may include other islands.
β‘ 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.
β‘ A species that lives in midwater or close to the surface.
β‘ the salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its continents and islands
β‘ an official route at sea usually designate or prescribe by the coastal State for the regulation of passage traffic. It is regularly used by ships and other sea vessels during passage.
β‘ a liquid without colour, smell or taste that falls as rain, is in lakes, rivers and seas, and is used for drinking, washing, etc