Archipelagic Baselines Sample Clauses

Archipelagic Baselines. UNCLOS III allows archipelagic States (i.e., those consisting solely of groups of islands,33 such as Indonesia34) to draw baselines around their outermost islands, subject to certain restrictions.35 The waters within are given special status as archipelagic waters, which are more akin to territorial waters than to internal waters. 18 UNCLOS III, art. 8; Annotated NWP 1-14M, supra note 1, at 1-14.