Exclusive Economic Zone

Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is a term used for the maritime zone adjacent to and extending 200 nautical miles beyond the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured-internationally authorized by the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea; the coastal state has sovereign rights to explore, exploit, conserve and manage the natural resources in this zone.

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Exclusus, Excommunication, Exemplum, Exeter, Exeter Hall