Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] maritime sovereignty and jurisdiction
Date: Mar 19, 2001 @ 00:06
Author: Brendan Whyte ("Brendan Whyte" <brwhyte@...>)
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>From: David Mark <dmark@...>_________________________________________________________________________
>Reply-To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
>To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] maritime sovereignty and jurisdiction
>Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 09:14:58 -0500 (EST)
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>Peter, I think you are exactly correct, which is why such "territorial sea
>enclaves" are so rare, perhaps totally non-existent. The 12-mile french
>territorial sea zone around St. Pierre et Micquelon is not enclosed by
>Canada's territorial waters.
>David
>
>On Wed, 14 Mar 2001, Peter Smaardijk wrote:
>
> > 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.
> > >
> > > B
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