Off the Outer Banks in North Carolina, there are two lighthouses that were built on modified towers normally used for oil rigs that are more than 12 miles from the coast. Sadly, both automated lights have gone out, and they are not that sturdy after nearly 40 years. The one at the end of Diamond Shoals is visible from the Cape Hatteras lighthouse. The one at Frying Pan Shoals near Cape Fear is further out. There's info at the bottom of this page:
http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/nc.htm Barrier islands can slowly move over time. Hatteras Island is slowly moving westward toward the mainland. Does the territorial limit retreat with it? Or for that matter, could a country extend its waters by using landfill to make strategic peninsulas?
Eric
Carrboro, NC
Seÿffffe1n O'Connell <gleannmaghair@...> wrote:
Does anyone know of any oil rigs, lighthouses, or
other man-made 'territories' in international waters
(i.e. outside of the 12-mile territorial limit of
sovereign states).
My own research has come up dry.
Sean O'Connell
Vancouver, BC
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