The landward limit of the EEZ is the seaward limit of the territorial sea. The seaward limit of the EEZ is at a maximum of 200 nautical miles from the baseline of the territorial sea. Given that the maximum breadth of the territorial sea is 12 nautical miles, the maximum breadth of the EEZ is 188 nautical miles, that is to say, approximately 370 kilometres. The outer limit lines of the EEZ and the delimitation lines shall be shown on charts of a scale or scales adequate for ascertaining their position. Where appropriate, lists of geographical coordinates of points may also be substituted for such outer limit lines or delimitation lines pursuant to Article 75(1) of the LOSC. The coastal State is also obliged to give due publicity to such charts or lists of geographical coordinates and shall deposit a copy of each such chart or list with the UN Secretary-General under Article 75(2).The concept of the EEZ comprises the seabed and its subsoil, the waters superjacent to the seabed as well as the airspace above the waters. With respect to the seabed and its subsoil, Article 56(1) provides:in the exclusive economic zone the coastal State has sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the natural resources, whether living or non-living, of the waters superjacent to the seabed and of the seabed and its subsoil.It would follow that the concept of the EEZ includes the seabed and its subsoil. The rights of the coastal State with respect to the seabed and subsoil are to be exercised in accordance with provisions governing the continental shelf by virtue of Article 56(3). Article 58(1) stipulates that ‘in the exclusive economic zone', all States, whether coastal or land-locked, enjoy ‘the freedoms referred to in Article 87 of navigation and overflight' (emphasis added). Article 56(1) further provides that the coastal State has sovereign rights with respect to other activities for the economic exploitation and exploration of the zone, such as the production of energy from the water, currents and winds. One can say, therefore, that the concept of the EEZ also includes the airspace. Article 55 of the LOSC makes clear that the EEZ ‘is an area beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea, subject to the specific legal regime established in this Part [V]'. Thus, the EEZ is not the territorial sea. Indeed, unlike internal waters and the territorial sea, the territorial sovereignty of the coastal State does not extend to the EEZ. Article 86 of the LOSC states that the provisions of Part VII governing the high seas ‘apply to all parts of the sea that are not included in the exclusive economic zone, in the territorial sea or in the internal waters of a State, or in the archipelagic waters of an archipelagic State'. Accordingly, the EEZ is not part of the high seas. In fact, the freedoms apply to the EEZ in so far as they are not incompatible with Part V of the LOSC governing…
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