On 2018-09-10 11:25, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote:
> 2018-09-10 10:41 GMT+02:00 Colin Smale <colin.sm...@xs4all.nl>:
>
>> The baseline is defined by the state, in accordance with the UNCLOS rules,
>> and published to the world by deposition with the UN. The basis for the
>> baseline is: "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."
>> http://www.un.org/depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/part2.htm
>
> is there also a definition for an "unnormal" or exceptional baseline? E.g.
> here: http://www.nonnodondolo.it/userfiles/image/37(1).gif
> you can see that e.g. the whole gulf of taranto is included by the baseline
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Taranto
> From what I have seen, although there is the UN definition about the low
> water line, actual baselines tend to be much more "generous". The baselie is
> what the country self declares and other countries accept/recognize.
>
> Also the 12nmi extension (territorial waters) is not always the same, some
> countries pretend(ed) 200 nautical miles.
Up to 200nm is the EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone), that's not the same.
There's a neat explanation and diagram here:
https://sites.tufts.edu/lawofthesea/chapter-two/
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