Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: May 6, 2024) |
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters |
Chapter I - Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security |
SubChapter A - General |
Part 2 - Jurisdiction |
Subpart 2.05 - Definitions of Jurisdictional Terms |
§ 2.05-5 - Territorial seas.
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(a) With respect to the United States,
territorial seas means the waters within the belt, 3 nautical miles wide, that is adjacent to its coast and seaward of the territorial sea baseline.(b) With respect to any foreign country,
territorial seas means the waters within the belt that is adjacent to its coast and whose breadth and -baseline are recognized by the United States.