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Decree relative to the measurement of the Swedish territorial sea.

Country/Territory
Sweden
Document type
Regulation
Date
1966 (1978)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Sea
Keyword
Maritime zone Territorial sea Sovereignty
Geographical area
Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Decree defines straight baselines (art. 1), gives co-ordinates of baselines in the sea bordering Finland, indicates the width of the territorial sea (art. 2), and provides for the inclusion of co-ordinates of baselines in sea maps (art. 3). Straight baselines shall run between points on the coastline corresponding to the low-water line as indicated in a chart. The territorial sea shall measure 12 nautical miles from the baselines. Points of the baselines shall be included in sea charts by the Maritime Office.

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