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How many miles into the Persian Gulf are Iran's territorial waters?
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To what distance do territorial waters of India extend in the sea?
18 nautical miles 12 nautical miles
The territorial waters of India extend upto how many nautical miles in the sea?
12 nautical miles
Why did Canada extend its territorial waters out to 200 nautical miles in the 1970's?
The reason that Canada extended its territorial waters out to 200 nautical miles was to put a limit on cod fishing. Fishing was a major source of income for many people at that time.
How far does US territorial waters extend?
24 miles as of 1999 but the economic zone extends out to 200 miles
What are the names of countries that share a land border with Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico is an island therefore it does not have a land border with any other country. The Dominican Republic is 90 miles to the west of Puerto Rico across the Mona Straight. That is the only foreign country that is even close to sharing a border with Puerto Rico. And since the US Territorial Waters only extend 12 nautical miles, the island's territorial waters do not border with any other country. The US Virgin Islands are about 50 miles to the East of the Puerto Rican coastline. Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands are both territories if the United States so there is no national border there even in the territorial waters they share. The US Virgin Island's territorial Waters border the British Virgin Islands Territorial waters. That would be the nearest international boundary to Puerto Rico.
How far off the coast of Galveston are international waters?
International waters are about 50 miles away from any countrys shore line. Once in international waters do what ever you want make your own laws. International waters do not start till 200 miles from the United States Coast Line and you still better not try and do what ever you want.
How many square kilometers in the EEZ?
That depends on that countries coastline. An Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) can start from the end of a countries territorial waters to 200 nautical miles out.
What is located 80 degrees west 20 degrees north?
This point is in the sea southwest of Cuba, in the territorial waters of the Cayman Islands,about 102 miles northeast of Georgetown.
What osvthe meaning of territorial water?
Territorial waters refer to the area of ocean extending up to 12 nautical miles from a nation's coastline. These waters are recognized as sovereign territory of the coastal state, giving them certain rights and jurisdiction over the resources and activities within. Other countries have the right of innocent passage through these waters, but the coastal state maintains control and authority over them.
16 degrees 43.58 north and 061 degrees 52.63 West?
That point is at sea in the territorial waters of Montserrat, about 22 miles east of Plymouthand 27 miles south of St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda.
What is the national territory of the Philippines?
The national territory of the Philippines includes the Philippine archipelago (7,641 islands) and its territorial waters. This territory is defined by the Philippine constitution and international law.
Where is 172 east longitude?
The meridian of longitude at 172 degrees east is an imaginary line that joins the north and south poles, and passes through the Russian Federation, the US territorial waters off Alaska, the Marshall Islands about 40 miles east of Majuro, about 68 miles west of Tarawa, the islands of Tuvalu about 490 miles west of the capital at Funafuti, the territorial waters of Fiji, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia, then across New Zealand and Antarctica. Every point on that line has a longitude of 172 degrees east.
