Explanation

Coasts which are next to each other, such as the coasts of West Timor (Indonesia) and the mainland of Timor-Leste.

If a country is considered an Archipelagic State under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, it may use straight archipelagic baselines on the outer limit of its main islands, to measur [..]

A group of islands and interconnecting waters which are so close to each other so as to be considered to be a single entity, such as Indonesia.

The term often used to describe when a State withdraws from the compulsory dispute resolution procedures under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Australia ‘carved out’ this jurisdic [..]

A term used in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to describe a country which has a coast.

A coastline that curves inwards.

The continental shelf comprises the seabed and subsoil beneath it. Under UNCLOS, a coastal State is entitled to a continental shelf which extends to at least 200 nautical miles from a State’s baseline [..]

A coastline that curves outwards.

The drawing of a maritime boundary.