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1. Synonyms, etymology, translation, definition, examples and notes

1.1. Subject field:

Marine navigation. (Hierarchy:

Fisheries
Aquatic navigation
Marine navigation

Marine ecosystem. (Hierarchy:

Marine navigation. (Hierarchy:

Fisheries
Aquatic navigation
Marine navigation

1.2. IPA transcription and prononciation for baseline:

Baseline /ˈbeɪsˌlaɪn/

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1.3. French translation of baseline:

Baseline can be translated into French as:

Ligne de base

1.4. Definition of baseline in fisheries:

Baseline: 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.

1.5. Plural of baseline:

Baselines;

1.6. Usage example of baseline:

" Except where otherwise provided in this Convention, the normal baseline for measuring the breadth of the territorial sea is the low-water line along the coast as marked on large-scale charts officially recognized by the coastal State. " (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 5, paragraph 1); --- 2. " The contiguous zone may not extend beyond 24 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured. " (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 33, paragraph 2)

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2. Legal instruments related to: Baseline

1. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 3, paragraph 1:

" Every State has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles, measured from baselines determined in accordance with this Convention. "

2. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 4, paragraph 1:

" The outer limit of the territorial sea is the line every point of which is at a distance from the nearest point of the baseline equal to the breadth of the territorial sea. "

3. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 5, paragraph 1:

4. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 6, paragraph 1:

" In the case of islands situated on atolls or of islands having fringing reefs, the baseline for measuring the breadth of the territorial sea is the seaward low-water line of the reef, as shown by the appropriate symbol on charts officially recognized by the coastal State. "

5. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 7, paragraph 1:

" 1. In localities where the coastline is deeply indented and cut into, or if there is a fringe of islands along the coast in its immediate vicinity, the method of straight baselines joining appropriate points may be employed in drawing the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured. "

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