Decree of 23 October 1985 Governing the Implementation of Section 1 of the Territorial Sea of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Antilles (Extension) Act. Country/Territory Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands) Document type Regulation Date 1985 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea Keyword Maritime zone Territorial sea Sovereignty Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States Abstract The Decree provides in 6 articles for the definition and delimitation of the territorial sea of the Netherlands Antilles. The territorial sea of the Kingdom in the Netherlands Antilles shall extend to the line, every point of which is at a distance of 12 international nautical miles, being 22 kilometres and 224 metres, measured seawards from the nearest point of the low-water line along the coast or from the baselines or closing lines referred to in articles 3 and 4, with the proviso that where naturally formed low-tide elevations that are surrounded by water at high tide are situated within this distance, the measurement shall be made from the nearest point of the low-water line on that elevation. The low-water line shall be the contour line at 0 metres or, where this does not exist, the coastline or edge of low-tide reefs, as marked on large-scale Dutch charts (art. 1). Article 2 defines the low-water line, article 3 specifies straight baselines, article 4 specifies closing lines, article 5 provides for boundary lines with other States, and article 6 provides for entry into force. Full text English References - Legislation Implements Territorial Sea of the Kingdom in the Netherlands Antilles (Extension) Act. Legislation | Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands) | 1985 Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX