How far does the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) extend from the Baseline?

How far does the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) extend from the Baseline?

• A. Out to 12 nautical miles
• B. Beyond 200 nautical miles
• C. Within 3 nautical miles
• D. Out to 200 nautical miles

Answer: (D)

The distance of the Exclusive Economic Zone is up to 200 nautical miles from the baseline. The baseline is typically the low-water line along the coast, from which maritime zones are measured. Within up to 200 nautical miles, the coastal state has sovereign rights to explore, exploit, conserve, and manage natural resources in the waters, on the seabed, and in the subsoil, while other states retain freedom of navigation and overflight subject to those rights. The 12 nautical miles shown in one option describes the territorial sea, not the EEZ; the 3 nautical miles value isn’t a standard maritime boundary; and beyond 200 nautical miles lies outside the EEZ, in areas like the high seas.

The distance of the Exclusive Economic Zone is up to 200 nautical miles from the baseline. The baseline is typically the low-water line along the coast, from which maritime zones are measured. Within up to 200 nautical miles, the coastal state has sovereign rights to explore, exploit, conserve, and manage natural resources in the waters, on the seabed, and in the subsoil, while other states retain freedom of navigation and overflight subject to those rights. The 12 nautical miles shown in one option describes the territorial sea, not the EEZ; the 3 nautical miles value isn’t a standard maritime boundary; and beyond 200 nautical miles lies outside the EEZ, in areas like the high seas.