Definition of territorial sea in English English dictionary
The territorial sea of Australia extends 12 nm seaward from the territorial sea baseline Under international law, Australia has sovereignty over the territorial sea except for the innocent passage of foreign vessels through it
The area from average low-water mark on the shore out to three miles for the states of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi, and out to nine miles for Texas and the west coast of Florida The shore is not always the base line from which the three miles are measured In such cases, the outer limit can extend farther than three miles from the shore
The waters adjacent to a coastal state and extending seaward up to a limit not to exceed 12 miles from its baselines in which that state exercises complete sovereignty with the exceptions of innocent passage and transit passage