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Discuss Maritime Zones.

  • UPSC 2016
  • Oceanography

Maritime zones are legally defined belts of ocean space — internal waters, the territorial sea, the contiguous zone, the exclusive economic zone, the continental shelf, the high seas and the deep seabed "Area" — within which coastal states hold varying degrees of sovereignty and jurisdiction, as codified by the 1982 UN Convention on the Law…

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  • The Baseline: Foundation of the Entire Zonal System
  • Internal Waters
  • Territorial Sea (up to 12 Nautical Miles)
  • Contiguous Zone (up to 24 Nautical Miles)
  • Exclusive Economic Zone (up to 200 Nautical Miles)
  • Continental Shelf
  • …and 2 more sections, with a conclusion

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