Other nations extended their territorial seas to 12 nautical miles.
It is a baseline point of China's territorial seas.
In casual use, the term may include the territorial sea and even the continental shelf.
A state's territorial sea extends up to 12 nautical miles from its baseline.
A state can also choose to claim a smaller territorial sea.
Gaddafi claimed it to be a territorial sea, not just a coastal area.
As the 105th nation to establish a 12-mile territorial sea, the United States did nothing questionable.
The territorial sea is land of the state.
The meeting point of the territorial sea of the three countries however has not been determined.
Dongnanjiao is the baseline point of the Chinese territorial sea.
