territorial seas
Defined in 2 places of the United States Code.
“territorial seas” means the belt of the seas measured from the line of ordinary low water along that portion of the coast which is in direct contact with the open sea and the line marking the seaward limit of inland waters, and extending seaward a distance of 3 miles;
Source
- 1994–present33 U.S.C. § 2701Navigation and Navigable Waters · Definitions · in this section
The term “territorial seas” means the belt of the seas measured from the line of ordinary low water along that portion of the coast which is in direct contact with the open sea and the line marking the seaward limit of inland waters, and extending seaward a distance of three miles.
Source
- 1994–present33 U.S.C. § 1362Navigation and Navigable Waters · Definitions · in this chapter