Lesson 2/33 min
Maritime limits and terms
Maritime limits at a glance
| Item | Fact |
|---|---|
| Political limit (territorial sea) | 12 nautical miles |
| Economic limit (EEZ) | 200 nautical miles |
| Continental shelf (from the Chattogram coast) | up to 354 nautical miles |
| 1 nautical mile | about 1.852-1.853 km (1.15 miles) |
| Total sea area | 118,813 sq km (in the books) |
| Maritime neighbours | India and Myanmar |
Terms
- UNCLOS: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
- EEZ: Exclusive Economic Zone
- ITLOS: International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea; seat Hamburg, Germany
- PCA: Permanent Court of Arbitration; seat in the Netherlands (The Hague)
- The first full map of Bangladesh's maritime boundary was published by Chittagong University
Watch out: Coastline: both books print 711 km (the secondary textbook 716). Banglapedia says more than 580 km. Sources differ, so check the source named in a question. Also: Khandokar gives 711 km as the total sea limit and 200 nautical miles as about 370 km. We could not match the 354 nautical-mile figure with a separate source, but the books print it.
Check yourself
What does UNCLOS stand for?
At a glance
- 1
Territorial sea 12 nm; EEZ 200 nm; continental shelf up to 354 nm.
- 2
1 nautical mile is about 1.852 km.
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UNCLOS = law of the sea convention; ITLOS in Hamburg; PCA in the Netherlands.
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The maritime disputes were with India and Myanmar.
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First full map of the maritime boundary: Chittagong University.