Russian Federation baselines

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Russian Federation baselines are the legally defined coastal reference lines from which Russia measures its maritime zones, including its territorial sea and exclusive economic zone.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legal construct
maritime baseline system
affects scope of Russian enforcement jurisdiction at sea
scope of Russian fisheries jurisdiction
scope of Russian resource rights in EEZ
appliesTo Russian Federation Exclusive Economic Zone
surface form: Russian Federation maritime zones
basedOn coastal reference lines
canBeContestedBy other coastal states
category coastal state practice under law of the sea
maritime boundary reference
country Russia
surface form: Russian Federation
definesOuterLimitOf Russian contiguous zone breadth
Russian exclusive economic zone breadth
Russian internal waters
Russian territorial sea breadth
documentedIn Russian legal acts on maritime zones
official Russian nautical charts
geographicalScope Arctic Ocean coast of Russia
Baltic Sea coast region
surface form: Baltic Sea coast of Russia

Black Sea coast
surface form: Black Sea coast of Russia

Caspian Sea coast of Russia
Pacific Ocean coast of Russia
Sea of Azov region
surface form: Sea of Azov coast of Russia
hasComponent archipelagic-type baseline segments in certain areas
normal baselines
straight baselines
involves cartographic depiction on official charts
geodetic coordinates of basepoints
legalNature unilateral maritime claim
legalStatus domestically binding in Russia
mayAffect maritime boundary delimitation with neighboring states
purpose to clarify extent of Russian maritime jurisdiction
to establish starting points for measuring maritime zones
regulatedBy Russian national legislation
international law of the sea
relatedConcept normal baseline (low-water line)
straight baseline system
territorial sea baseline
relatedTo United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
relatedToDisputes some international debates over straight baseline segments
subjectTo interpretation under international law
timeDependent no, unless formally revised by Russia
usedFor measurement of contiguous zone
measurement of continental shelf claims
measurement of exclusive economic zone
measurement of territorial sea

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