United States–Russia maritime boundary
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The United States–Russia maritime boundary is the international sea border in the Bering Strait and surrounding waters that divides the territorial and exclusive economic zones of the United States and Russia.
All labels observed (9)
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: United States–Russia maritime boundary Context triple: [Big Diomede Island, separatedBy, United States–Russia maritime boundary]
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Russia–Ukraine maritime disputes
Russia–Ukraine maritime disputes refers to the ongoing conflicts and legal disagreements between Russia and Ukraine over control, navigation rights, and resource exploitation in shared waters such as the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
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U.S. contiguous zone
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.
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C.
Norway–Iceland maritime boundary agreements
The Norway–Iceland maritime boundary agreements are treaties that define and regulate the delimitation of maritime zones and resource rights between Norway and Iceland in the North Atlantic.
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Norway–Russia maritime delimitation agreement in the Barents Sea
The Norway–Russia maritime delimitation agreement in the Barents Sea is a 2010 treaty that settled a decades-long dispute over maritime boundaries and resource rights between Norway and Russia in the Barents Sea and Arctic Ocean.
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E.
Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea
The Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea is a multilateral treaty among the Caspian littoral states that defines their rights, obligations, and jurisdiction over the sea’s waters, seabed, and resources.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: United States–Russia maritime boundary Target entity description: The United States–Russia maritime boundary is the international sea border in the Bering Strait and surrounding waters that divides the territorial and exclusive economic zones of the United States and Russia.
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A.
Russia–Ukraine maritime disputes
Russia–Ukraine maritime disputes refers to the ongoing conflicts and legal disagreements between Russia and Ukraine over control, navigation rights, and resource exploitation in shared waters such as the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
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B.
U.S. contiguous zone
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.
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C.
Norway–Iceland maritime boundary agreements
The Norway–Iceland maritime boundary agreements are treaties that define and regulate the delimitation of maritime zones and resource rights between Norway and Iceland in the North Atlantic.
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Norway–Russia maritime delimitation agreement in the Barents Sea
The Norway–Russia maritime delimitation agreement in the Barents Sea is a 2010 treaty that settled a decades-long dispute over maritime boundaries and resource rights between Norway and Russia in the Barents Sea and Arctic Ocean.
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E.
Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea
The Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea is a multilateral treaty among the Caspian littoral states that defines their rights, obligations, and jurisdiction over the sea’s waters, seabed, and resources.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international border
ⓘ
international maritime boundary ⓘ sea border ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Alaska
ⓘ
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug ⓘ Siberia ⓘ |
| affects |
fisheries jurisdiction in the Bering Sea
ⓘ
offshore resource exploitation rights ⓘ |
| agreedBetween |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| alsoKnownAs |
United States–Russia maritime boundary
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S.–Russia maritime boundary
United States–Russia maritime boundary ⓘ
surface form:
U.S.–Soviet maritime boundary
|
| basedOn | 1977 U.S.–U.S.S.R. maritime boundary negotiations ⓘ |
| borderType | maritime boundary ⓘ |
| countryBorder |
Russia
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Bering Strait between Alaska and Chukotka ⓘ |
| dateAgreed | 1990 ⓘ |
| dateRatified | 1991 ⓘ |
| definedBy |
United States–Russia maritime boundary
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
1990 United States–Soviet Union Maritime Boundary Agreement
|
| divides |
exclusive economic zones of the United States and Russia
ⓘ
territorial waters of the United States and Russia ⓘ |
| follows | equidistance principle in parts ⓘ |
| governedBy |
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea principles
|
| hasLegalStatus |
fully implemented by the United States
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provisionally applied by Russia ⓘ |
| lengthApprox | about 1860 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic region
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Bering Sea ⓘ Bering Strait ⓘ Chukchi Sea ⓘ |
| near |
Big Diomede Island
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Diomede Islands ⓘ Little Diomede Island ⓘ St. Lawrence Island ⓘ |
| notRatifiedBy | Russia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Russia–United States border region
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surface form:
United States–Russia border
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| ratifiedBy | United States Senate ⓘ |
| relevantFor | navigation in the Bering Strait ⓘ |
| separates |
Russia
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| subjectOf |
United States–Russia maritime boundary
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
United States–Russia maritime delimitation dispute
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Subject: United States–Russia maritime boundary Description of subject: The United States–Russia maritime boundary is the international sea border in the Bering Strait and surrounding waters that divides the territorial and exclusive economic zones of the United States and Russia.
Referenced by (10)
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