Exclusive economic zone - Wikipedia
An exclusive economic zone (EEZ), as prescribed by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, is an area of the sea in which a sovereign state has exclusive rights regarding the exploration and use of marine resources, including energy production from water and wind. [1]
What is the EEZ? - NOAA's National Ocean Service
The U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) extends no more than 200 nautical miles from the territorial sea baseline and is adjacent to the 12 nautical mile territorial sea of the U.S., including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory ...
exclusive economic zone - Encyclopedia Britannica
Jan 2, 2025 · The concept of an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) was introduced at the Third United Nations (UN) Conference on the Law of the Sea (1973–82) in order to settle potential disputes between countries by awarding sovereign jurisdiction within boundary waters to …
What is the “EEZ”? - NOAA Ocean Exploration
An “exclusive economic zone,” or “EEZ” is an area of the ocean, generally extending 200 nautical miles (230 miles) beyond a nation's territorial sea, within which a coastal nation has jurisdiction over both living and nonliving resources.
Maritime Zones and Boundaries | National Oceanic and …
The maritime zones recognized under international law include internal waters, the territorial sea, the contiguous zone, the exclusive economic zone (EEZ), the continental shelf, the high seas, and the Area.
What Is An Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)? - WorldAtlas
Apr 25, 2016 · An exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is an area which is beyond, and is adjacent to, a given country's territorial seas, and extends no more than 200 nautical miles (370 kilometers) out from a country's own coastlines.
Maps of every country’s Exclusive Economic Zone
Apr 17, 2017 · The U.S. exclusive economic zone is the second-largest globally, spanning over 13,000 miles (24,100 km) of coastline and containing 3.4 million square nautical miles (8.8 million sq km) ocean more widespread than the combined land area of all 50 states.
What is an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)? - Vajiram & Ravi
Nov 18, 2023 · Exclusive Economic Zone is an area of the ocean extending up to 200 nautical miles (370 km) immediately offshore from a country’s land coast.
Exclusive Economic Zone - Marine Cadastre Hub
Nov 23, 2022 · Each coastal State (e.g., the U.S.) may claim an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) beyond and adjacent to its territorial sea that extends seaward up to 200 nautical miles from its baselines (or out to a maritime boundary with another coastal State).
Oxford Public International Law: Exclusive Economic Zone
Published under the auspices of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law under the direction of Professor Anne Peters (2021–) and Professor Rüdiger Wolfrum (2004–2020). "Exclusive Economic Zone" published on by Oxford University Press.