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hydrosphere > sea > open sea

Preferred term

open sea  

Definition

  • The high seas lying outside the exclusive economic zones of states. All states have equal rights to navigate, to overfly, to lay submarine cables, to construct artificial islands, to fish, and to conduct scientific research within the high seas.

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/10158

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