July 2021 – IILSS-International institute for Law of the Sea Studies

international and particular straits regime

Navigational Regimes of Particular Straits, Torres Strait case study

The Torres Strait has been defined as the area of water between Cape York Peninsula in Australia’s extreme north coastline and the islands of New Guinea. It is bounded in the west by the Arafura Sea and in the east by the Great Barrier Reef and the Coral Sea. The strait is about 81 miles (150 km) wide and almost 108 miles (200 km) long between the islands at its eastern and western ends. The strait is, however, shallow and contains reefs and many small islands.

world maritime boundaries atlas

Maritime boundaries between United States of America and Canada(in Atlantic sea)

IILSS 15th July 2021 Canada canada continental shelf map canada eez map canada internal waters map Canada maritime boundaries map Canada maritime zone Canada straight baseline claims canada territorial waters map united states continental shelf map united states EEZ map united states internal waters map united states maritime boundaries map united states maritime claims united states maritime zone united states territorial waters map

On 25 November 1981, Canada and the United States notified to the Court a Special Agreement whereby they referred to a Chamber of the Court the question of the delimitation of the maritime boundary dividing the continental shelf and fisheries zones of the two Parties in the Gulf of Maine area. This Chamber was constituted by an Order of 20 January 1982, and it was the first time that a case had been heard by an ad hoc Chamber of the Court.