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UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION 

ON THE LAW OF THE SEA

PART IV

ARCHIPELAGIC STATES

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Article 48

MEASUREMENT OF THE BREADTH OF THE TERRITORIAL SEA,

THE CONTIGUOUS ZONE, THE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE AND

THE CONTINENTAL SHELF

The breadth of the territorial sea, the contiguous zone, the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf shall be measured from archipelagic baselines drawn in accordance with article 47.

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