But this is strange. The width of the band of territorial waters is the same from the islands as
from the shore, I would think. The terr. waters of such an island can only be completely surrounded
by the terr. waters of the mainland if the island is in a bay of which the bay heads are so close
that the terr. waters close off the bay. But I would think in that case the base line would pass in
between the bay heads, the water would become internal water, and the island an enclave.

In short: the terr. waters of the island (let's take the Namibian example) reaches further west than
the terr. waters of Namibia.

Peter S.

Brendan Whyte wrote:

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> Afetr Namibia's independence, S.Africa claimed many of the islands along its
> coast, often little more than stacks. The Terr. Sea they had was often
> within that of Namibia fomr the sketch maps I have seen.
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> B