Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone

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exclusive economic zone maritime zone

The Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone is a vast maritime area under Portugal’s jurisdiction, granting it special rights over marine resources and economic activities in surrounding Atlantic waters.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
EEZ of Azores	1
EEZ of Madeira	1
EEZ of mainland Portugal	1
Portuguese EEZ	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	exclusive economic zone ⓘ maritime zone ⓘ
abbreviation	Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Portuguese EEZ ZEE portuguesa ⓘ
adjacentTo	International waters of the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone ⓘ surface form: Moroccan Exclusive Economic Zone Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone ⓘ
borderFeature	measured from Portuguese baselines ⓘ
coastalStateCapital	Lisbon ⓘ
continentOfCoastalState	Europe ⓘ
country	Portugal ⓘ
distanceFromCoastLimit	up to 200 nautical miles ⓘ
economicActivity	commercial fishing ⓘ marine scientific research ⓘ offshore energy exploration ⓘ shipping ⓘ
environmentalConcern	marine biodiversity conservation ⓘ sustainable fisheries management ⓘ
governedBy	Portuguese maritime law ⓘ international maritime law ⓘ
hasLegalStatus	confers sovereign rights for exploration and exploitation of resources ⓘ does not confer full sovereignty ⓘ
hasPart	Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: EEZ of Azores Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: EEZ of Madeira Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: EEZ of mainland Portugal
legalBasis	United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
locatedIn	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Macaronesia ⓘ surface form: Macaronesian region eastern Atlantic Ocean ⓘ surface form: Northeast Atlantic Ocean
maritimeClaimType	200-nautical-mile zone under UNCLOS ⓘ
navigationRegime	freedom of navigation for foreign vessels ⓘ freedom of overflight for foreign aircraft ⓘ
officialLanguage	Portuguese ⓘ
partOf	Portuguese maritime space ⓘ
purpose	development of maritime economy ⓘ environmental protection of marine areas ⓘ management of marine living resources ⓘ
relatedTo	Portuguese continental shelf ⓘ Portuguese search and rescue region ⓘ
resourceType	fisheries resources ⓘ offshore energy resources ⓘ seabed mineral resources ⓘ
rightType	jurisdiction over artificial islands and installations ⓘ jurisdiction over marine scientific research ⓘ jurisdiction over protection and preservation of the marine environment ⓘ sovereign rights over natural resources ⓘ
sovereignState	Portugal ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone → abbreviation → Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Portuguese EEZ

Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone → hasPart → Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: EEZ of mainland Portugal

Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone → hasPart → Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: EEZ of Azores

Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone → hasPart → Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: EEZ of Madeira

Portuguese Armed Forces → operatesIn → Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone ⓘ

Portuguese Navy → operatesIn → Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone ⓘ