U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone

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exclusive economic zone maritime zone

The U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone is a vast maritime area extending from the U.S. coastline in which the United States has special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources, including energy production from water and wind.

Observed surface forms (9)

Surface form Occurrences
U.S. Outer Continental Shelf 2
United States Exclusive Economic Zone 2
United States exclusive economic zone 2
Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States 1
Exclusive economic zone of the United States in the North Pacific 1
U.S. EEZ 1
United States (via Guam EEZ) 1
United States EEZ 1
United States Outer Continental Shelf 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf exclusive economic zone ⓘ
maritime zone ⓘ
alsoKnownAs U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone ⓘ
surface form: U.S. EEZ

U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone ⓘ
surface form: United States EEZ

U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone ⓘ
surface form: United States Exclusive Economic Zone
areaRank one of the largest exclusive economic zones in the world ⓘ
coastalState United States of America ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
enforcedBy National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ
United States Coast Guard ⓘ
other U.S. federal agencies ⓘ
governedBy U.S. federal law ⓘ
U.S. ocean and coastal management policies ⓘ
includesWatersOff Arctic Ocean ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Beaufort Sea ⓘ
Bering Sea ⓘ
Caribbean Sea ⓘ
Chukchi Sea ⓘ
Gulf of Alaska ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
Hawaii ⓘ
surface form: Hawaiian Islands

Pacific Ocean ⓘ
U.S. Caribbean territories ⓘ
U.S. Pacific territories ⓘ
jurisdictionOver artificial islands ⓘ
installations and structures for economic purposes ⓘ
marine scientific research ⓘ
protection and preservation of the marine environment ⓘ
legalBasis United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
maximumExtentFromBaseline 200 nautical miles ⓘ
measuredFrom U.S. coastline ⓘ
U.S. territorial sea baselines ⓘ
navigationRights freedom of navigation for foreign vessels subject to international law ⓘ
purpose economic development ⓘ
energy security ⓘ
resource conservation ⓘ
resourceRights conservation of marine resources ⓘ
energy production from water ⓘ
energy production from wind ⓘ
exploitation of marine resources ⓘ
exploration of marine resources ⓘ
management of marine resources ⓘ
offshore mineral resources ⓘ
offshore oil and gas resources ⓘ
offshore renewable energy resources ⓘ
rightHolder United States government ⓘ
sovereignRightsOver natural resources of the seabed ⓘ
natural resources of the subsoil ⓘ
natural resources of the superjacent waters ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone → alsoKnownAs → U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Exclusive Economic Zone
U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone → alsoKnownAs → U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. EEZ
U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone → alsoKnownAs → U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States EEZ
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management → appliesToJurisdiction → U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Outer Continental Shelf
this entity surface form: Exclusive economic zone of the United States in the North Pacific
Office of Natural Resources Revenue → appliesToJurisdiction → U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Outer Continental Shelf
Mariana Trench → country → U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States (via Guam EEZ)
Beaufort Sea → countryExclusiveEconomicZone → U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States exclusive economic zone
Bering Sea → isPartOf → U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Exclusive Economic Zone
this entity surface form: United States exclusive economic zone
United States Coast Guard → jurisdiction → U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone ⓘ
Forecast Seamount → locatedIn → U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone ⓘ
National Ocean Service → operatesIn → U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone ⓘ
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement → operatesOn → U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Outer Continental Shelf
Gulf of Alaska → partOf → U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States