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Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase Worldwide

This database represents the Maritime Boundaries of the world. The database includes five global datasets: Exclusive Economic Zones (200NM), Territorial Seas (12NM), Contiguous Zones (24NM), Internal Waters, Archipelagic Waters, and High Seas.

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Last Updated July 30, 2021, 19:39 (UTC)
Created July 28, 2021, 15:22 (UTC)
Region TC
Language eng
Topic Category Boundaries; legal land descriptions
Temporal Extent Start 2019-01-01
Temporal Extent End 2019-12-31
Dataset Reference Date 2019
Lineage The maritime boundaries and areas are calculated from the baselines. In the Maritime Boundaries dataset, the baselines used were a combination of a coastline as a proxy for the low-water line (the normal baseline described in UNCLOS) and straight or archipelagic baselines. The source for the straight baselines was primarily the United Nations repository of all the claims from UNCLOS’s signatories: DOALOS. In addition to this main source others were also used to complete the straight baselines database such as national legislation on maritime delim-itations, agreements, treaties, USA Department of State, among others. For more information check: https://www.marineregions.org/eezmethodology.php
West Longitude -180
South Latitude -90
East Longitude 180
North Latitude 90
Spatial Reference System WGS84
Responsible Organisation Name Flanders Marine Institute
Contact Mail Address info@marineregions.org
Responsible Party Role resource provider, custodian, distributor, point of contact, processor
Access Limitations Restricted, send data request to data custodian
Use Constraints Open
Resource Reference Flanders Marine Institute (2019). Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase, version 11. Available online at https://www.marineregions.org/. https://doi.org/10.14284/382.
Data Format shape
Update Frequency as needed
Accuracy approximate
Resource Type Database
Metadata Date 2021-07-27
Metadata Point of Contact mgorny@saeri.ac.fk
Contact Consent Contact details published