Exclusive Economic Zone of Chile

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The Exclusive Economic Zone of Chile is a vast maritime area over which Chile holds special rights for exploring and using marine resources, extending hundreds of nautical miles into the Pacific Ocean from its long South American coastline and remote island territories.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf exclusive economic zone
maritime zone
abbreviation Exclusive Economic Zone of Chile self-linksurface differs
surface form: EEZ of Chile
adjacentTo territorial sea of Chile
associatedCurrent Humboldt Current
borderingCountryEEZ Exclusive Economic Zone of Argentina
Exclusive Economic Zone of French Polynesia
New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
surface form: Exclusive Economic Zone of New Zealand

Exclusive Economic Zone of Peru
coastalState Chile
contains areas of high marine biodiversity
highly productive fishing grounds
seamounts and submarine ridges
upwelling zones along the Humboldt Current
continentCoast South America
country Chile
economicImportance major source of Chilean seafood exports
environmentalConcern marine biodiversity conservation
overfishing
pollution control
extendsFrom coastline of Chilean island territories
coastline of mainland Chile
governedBy Chilean maritime law
international maritime law
hasDisputeType maritime boundary delimitation issues
includesWatersAround Chiloé Archipelago
Desventuradas Islands
Easter Island
Isla Salas y Gómez
Juan Fernández Islands
legalBasis United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
locatedIn Pacific Ocean
managedBy Chilean Navy
Government of Chile
Subsecretaría de Pesca y Acuicultura de Chile
measuredFrom Chilean baselines
outerLimitDistance 200 nautical miles from baselines
partOf maritime zones of Chile
resourceType fisheries resources
hydrocarbon resources
living resources
mineral resources
non-living resources
rightType jurisdiction over marine scientific research
jurisdiction over protection and preservation of the marine environment
sovereign rights for exploring and exploiting natural resources
securityRole maritime surveillance and control
sovereignState Chile
usedFor aquaculture
commercial fishing
marine scientific research
offshore energy exploration
shipping routes

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Chilean Navy operatesIn Exclusive Economic Zone of Chile
Islote Catedral locatedIn Exclusive Economic Zone of Chile
this entity surface form: Chile Exclusive Economic Zone
Exclusive Economic Zone of Chile abbreviation Exclusive Economic Zone of Chile self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: EEZ of Chile
Dirección General de Territorio Marítimo y Marina Mercante de Chile jurisdiction Exclusive Economic Zone of Chile
this entity surface form: territorio marítimo de Chile