Earth:Low-tide elevation
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Low-tide elevation is a naturally formed area of land which is above water and surrounded by water at low tide but submerged at high tide.[1] It may be a mudflat or reef.
Legal status
Low tide elevations may be used as basepoints for the calculation of maritime zones unless they lie at a distance exceeding the breadth of the territorial sea (12-miles) from the nearest mainland or island.
According to the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, "If an LTE (low-tide elevation) is located within maritime zones of a littoral state, such as territorial sea, exclusive economic zone, and continental shelf, it automatically belongs to that state."[2]
References
- ↑ United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Article 13 PART II
- ↑ Trang, Pham Ngoc Minh. "Second Thomas Shoal: A Legal Perspective". Center for Strategic and International Studies. https://amti.csis.org/second-thomas-shoal-a-legal-perspective/.
Sources
- Llanos, Hugo Ignacio (2002-09-01). "Low-Tide Elevations: Reassessing Their Impact on Maritime Delimination". Pace International Law Review 14 (2): 255. doi:10.58948/2331-3536.1197. ISSN 2331-3536. https://digitalcommons.pace.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1197&context=pilr.
See also
- Territorial waters
- Exclusive economic zone
- Continental shelf
- International waters
- United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
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