I would have thought land fill that extended the natural coastline of a
country would have the effect of extending the territorial limit.
>From: Se�ffffe1n O'Connell <gleannmaghair@...>
>Reply-To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
>To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: RE : Re: [BoundaryPoint] Oil rig or lighthouse in int'l waters
>Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 17:33:09 -0500 (EST)
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>'Artificial islands, installations and structures do
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>territorial sea of their own, and their presence does
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>the exclusive economic zone or the continental shelf
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>(United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea,
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>--- "Lowell G. McManus" <lgm@...> a �crit�:
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>Eric asked:
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>Yes, it could.� Landfill, jetties, piers, artificial
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>islands, etc. all generate
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>Lowell G. McManus
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>Leesville, Louisiana, USA
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