MLchartDataset catalogue

Contiguous Zone

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-006385

1. The zone of the high seas, established by the United States under Article 24 of the Convention on the Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone, which is contiguous to the territorial sea and which extends nine miles seaward from the outer limit of the territorial sea.

2. Zone established by the United States under Article 24 of the Convention of the Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone, that is contiguous to the territorial sea and that extends nine miles seaward from the outer limit of the territorial area.

3. Entire zone established or to be established by the United States under article 24 of the Convention of the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone. [40 CFR 116.3 (CFR 2013)]

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-006385
FieldEnvironment
References40 CFR 300.5 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 112.2 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 122.2 (CFR 2013)
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-006385",
  "term": "Contiguous Zone",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The zone of the high seas, established by the United States under Article 24 of the Convention on the Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone, which is contiguous to the territorial sea and which extends nine miles seaward from the outer limit of the territorial sea.\n\n2. Zone established by the United States under Article 24 of the Convention of the Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone, that is contiguous to the territorial sea and that extends nine miles seaward from the outer limit of the territorial area.\n\n3. Entire zone established or to be established by the United States under article 24 of the Convention of the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone. [40 CFR 116.3 (CFR 2013)]",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 300.5 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 112.2 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 122.2 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/contiguous-zone/"
}

Record 6,385 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.