Earth:Low-tide elevation

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. 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.

See also

• Territorial waters
• Exclusive economic zone
• Continental shelf
• International waters
• United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea