Outer limit of the exclusive economic zone (200 nautical miles)

In compliance with Article 57 of UNCLOS, the outer limit of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is located at 24 nautical miles from the baselines. This limit distinguishes the EEZ from the High Sea. Beyond this limit, an extension of the continental shelf is possible subject to the criterias of Article 76 of UNCLOS.

The objects of the theme "Outer limit of the exclusive economic zone" result from Shom computations and are compliant with Article 10 of the French Order No 2016-1687 of 8 December 2016. They are published by decree of the French Republic.

Citation proposal
Shom. Outer limit of the exclusive economic zone (200 nautical miles). https://services.data.shom.fr:/geonetwork/telechargement/api/records/BDML_LIMIT_JURIFR_200M.xml

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Date ( Revision ): 2022-11-03

Identifier: http://www.shom.fr/BDML/LIMIT_JURIFR/200M

Author

Shom

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BREST

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France

Keywords

regulation
law of the sea
200 nautical miles
EEZ
Exclusive economic zone
open data

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ( Theme )

Administrative units

INSPIRE Spatial scope

Nationales

Use limitation: Data free of use by acknowledging its source. Open licence Etalab v. 2.0 avril 2017.

Use limitation: Product not certified for navigation

Use limitation: Data free of use by acknowledging its source. Open licence Etalab v. 2.0 avril 2017.

Access constraints: License

Use constraints: Other restrictions

Other constraints: Open licence Etalab v. 2.0 avril 2017.

Access constraints: Other restrictions

Other constraints: Pas de restriction d'accès public. No public access restrictions.

Classification: Unclassified

Spatial representation type: Vector

Metadata language: fre French

Character set: utf8 UTF8

Topic category

Boundaries

Distribution format

SHP
(
inapplicable
)
GML
(
3.2
)
7z
(
9.20
)

Point of contact

Shom

OnLine resource

French national portal of maritime limits

OnLine resource: DELMAR_BDD_WMSV
Access point / WMS vector

OnLine resource: DELMAR_PYR-PNG_WLD_3857_WMSR
Access point / WMS raster

OnLine resource: Download service

OnLine resource: DELMAR_BDD_WFS:au_maritimeboundary_economicexclusivezone
Access point Outer limit of the exclusive economic zone (200 nautical miles)

OnLine resource

Shom geoportal

Hierarchy level: Dataset

Conformance result

Date ( Publication ): 2014-04-17

Explanation: Information sur la conformité de la ressource à une spécification (INSPIRE).

Pass: true

Conformance result

Date ( Publication ): 2010-11-23

Explanation: Information sur la conformité au règlement d'interopérabilité des séries et des services de données géographiques.

Pass: true

Statement: The theme "Outer limit of the exclusive economic zone" includes the outer limits of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) located at 200 nautical miles of the territorial sea baselines. Those baselines are composed of the low-water lline along the coast as epresented in the large-scale nautical charts officially recognised by the coastal State, the low-tide elevations located below 12 nautical miles from the low-water line and the straight baselines.