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Territorial waters   /tˌɛrɪtˈɔriəl wˈɔtərz/   Listen
Territorial waters

noun
1.
The waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction.





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... French naval officer after whom the island was named. No claim was made until 1825 when the British flag was raised. In 1928, the UK waived its claim in favor of Norway, which had occupied the island the previous year. In 1971, Bouvet Island and the adjacent territorial waters were designated a nature reserve. Since 1977, Norway has run an automated meteorological station on ...
— The 2002 CIA World Factbook • US Government


Words linked to "Territorial waters" :   United States waters, body of water, briny, water, high sea, main, U.S. waters, international waters


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