#low-water line
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Mapping the Edge of Sovereignty: Normal Baselines and Hydrographic Measurement in the Law of the Sealaw of the seas · 2026-10-03Explore the legal framework and hydrographic methods defining normal baselines under UNCLOS Article 5, from low-water lines and tidal datums to modern bathymetrThe meaning and rule of ISLANDS baseline and its difference with rocks and reefs on the law of the sea and LOSCinternal waters and baseline legal aspects · 2021-04-10The definition of an island is provided in Article 121(1) of the LOSC:
An island is a naturally-formed area of land, surrounded by water, which is above water athe meaning of the Juridical Bays in the law of the sea and LOSCinternal waters and baseline legal aspects · 2021-04-10In this regard, the Arbitral Tribunal, in the 1910 North Atlantic Coast Fisheries case, stated:
the geographical character of a bay contains conditions which coStraight Baselines meaning on the law of the sea and LOSCinternal waters and baseline legal aspects · 2021-04-10Straight baselines can be defined as:
a system of straight lines joining specified or discrete points on the low-water line, usually known as straight baseline Normal Baselines meaning on the law of the sea and LOSCinternal waters and baseline legal aspects · 2021-04-10The normal baseline is the low-water line drawn along the coast. In this regard, Article 5 of the LOSC provides as follows:
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