12 Nautical Mile Territorial Sea

12 Nautical Mile Territorial Sea This feature layer, utilizing National Geospatial Data Asset (NGDA) data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, displays the 12 Nautical Mile (nm) Territorial Sea boundary in the United States. Per NOAA, “Each coastal State may claim a territorial sea that extends seaward up to 12 nm from its baselines (LOSC arts. 3, 4). The coastal State exercises sovereignty over its territorial sea, the airspace above it, and the seabed and subsoil beneath it (LOSC art. 2). Foreign flagged ships enjoy the right of innocent passage while transiting the territorial sea subject to laws and regulations adopted by the coastal State that are in conformity with the Law of the Sea Convention (LOSC arts. 17-26) and other rules of international law relating to such passage.” Territorial Sea (Boundary ID: B0121) Data currency: This cached Esri federal service is checked weekly for updates from its enterprise federal source (12NM Territorial Sea) and will support mapping, analysis, data exports and OGC API – Feature access. NGDAID: 167 (Maritime Limits and Boundaries of the United States of America) OGC API Features Link: (12 Nautical Mile Territorial Sea) copy this link to embed it in OGC Compliant viewers For more information, please visit: U.S. Maritime Limits & Boundaries Maritime Zones of the United States For feedback please contact: [e-mail] NGDA Data Set This data set is part of the NGDA Water - Oceans & Coast Theme Community. Per the Federal Geospatial Data Committee (FGDC), Water - Oceans & Coasts is defined as "features and characteristics of salt water bodies (i.e. tides, tidal waves, coastal information, reefs) and features and characteristics that represent the intersection of the land with the water surface (i.e. shorelines), the lines from which the territorial sea and other maritime zones are measured (i.e. baseline maritime) and lands covered by water at any stage of the tide (i.e. Outer Continental Shelf ), as distinguished from tidelands, which are attached to the mainland or an island and cover and uncover with the tide." For other NGDA Content: Esri Federal Datasets