Turks and Caicos Islands (Territorial Sea) Order 1989 (S.I. No. 1996 of 1989). Country/Territory Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) Document type Regulation Date 1989 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea Keyword Maritime zone Territorial sea Sovereignty Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic Abstract This Order extends the boundaries of the Turks and Caicos Islands so as to include, as territorial sea, the sea within twelve nautical miles of the baselines, together with its seabed and subsoil. The Order defines the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured generally as the low-water line, but between specified geographical points as a series of as straight lines joining specified points lying on the seaward side. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Amended by Turks and Caicos Islands (Territorial Sea) (Amendment) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 2917 of 2007). Legislation | Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) | 2007 Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX