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Territorial Sea Baseline (TSB) is the line from which the seaward limits of Australia’s Maritime Zones are measured. The seaward limits of the contiguous zone, the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf are included.
At what distance does international waters start?
Around 200 nautical miles
What is the length of territorial sea area from baseline?
According to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, there are different types of maritime zones. The territorial sea is up to 12 miles off the coast and the contiguous zone is between 12 and 24 miles off the coast.
What is the meaning of territorial sea?
The sovereignty of a coastal State extends beyond its land and territory and internal waters, as well as its archipelagic waters, to an adjacent belt of sea.
What is the range of territorial waters?
12 nautical miles
