U.S. contiguous zone
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The U.S. contiguous zone is a band of ocean adjacent to U.S. territorial waters where the United States exercises limited control to prevent and punish infringements of its customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary laws.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U.S. contiguous zone canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contiguous zone
ⓘ
maritime zone ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | U.S. territorial sea ⓘ |
| allows |
exercise of control necessary to prevent infringement of U.S. laws within its territory or territorial sea
ⓘ
exercise of control necessary to punish infringement of U.S. laws within its territory or territorial sea ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
contiguous zone off Alaska
ⓘ
contiguous zone off Hawaii ⓘ contiguous zone off U.S. Caribbean territories ⓘ contiguous zone off U.S. Gulf coast ⓘ contiguous zone off the U.S. Atlantic coast ⓘ contiguous zone off the U.S. Pacific coast ⓘ |
| basedOn | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ |
| conformsTo | Article 33 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1999-09-02 ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
U.S. exclusive economic zone
ⓘ
U.S. territorial sea ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
United States Coast Guard
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Customs and Border Protection ⓘ other designated U.S. federal agencies ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForce | 1999-09-02 ⓘ |
| governedBy | U.S. federal law ⓘ |
| innerLimitDistance | 12 nautical miles from the territorial sea baseline ⓘ |
| jurisdictionType | limited control ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
33 CFR Part 2
ⓘ
Presidential Proclamation 7219 ⓘ Presidential Proclamation ⓘ
surface form:
Proclamation by President William J. Clinton
|
| locatedIn |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Caribbean Sea ⓘ Gulf of Mexico ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| maximumBreadth | 12 nautical miles in width beyond the territorial sea ⓘ |
| measuredFrom | U.S. territorial sea baseline ⓘ |
| outerLimitDistance | 24 nautical miles from the territorial sea baseline ⓘ |
| purpose |
to prevent infringement of U.S. customs laws
ⓘ
to prevent infringement of U.S. fiscal laws ⓘ to prevent infringement of U.S. immigration laws ⓘ to prevent infringement of U.S. sanitary laws ⓘ to punish infringement of U.S. customs laws ⓘ to punish infringement of U.S. fiscal laws ⓘ to punish infringement of U.S. immigration laws ⓘ to punish infringement of U.S. sanitary laws ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
U.S. exclusive economic zone
ⓘ
United States territorial waters ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. territorial sea
|
| sovereigntyStatus | no full sovereignty ⓘ |
| statusUnderUNCLOS | recognized maritime zone adjacent to the territorial sea ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.