Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone Act. Country/Territory Gambia Document type Legislation Date 1968 (1969) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea Keyword Maritime zone Territorial sea Sovereignty Geographical area Africa, Least Developed Countries, North Atlantic, Sahel, Western Africa Abstract "Gambia shall extend for a distance of 12 nautical miles form the low-water mark and any reference to "The Gambia" whatsoever or wheresoever made shall to be deemed in the absence of a contrary intention to include the territorial sea of The Gambia" (sect. 2). "Any reference in any law in force in The Gambia to "territorial waters" shall be construed as it were a reference to "territorial sea" (sect. 4). Full text English