USEEZ: Boundaries of the Exclusive Economic Zones of the United States and territories

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: NOAA, Special Projects Office
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title:
USEEZ: Boundaries of the Exclusive Economic Zones of the United States and territories
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage: <http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/csdl/EEZ.HTM>
Online_Linkage:
<http://coastalmap.marine.usgs.gov/GISdata/basemaps/boundaries/eez/NOAA/useez.zip>
Description:
Abstract:
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and Maritime Boundaries; Notice of Limits By Presidential Proclamation No. 5030 made on March 10, 1983, the United States established an exclusive economic zone, the outer limit of which is a line drawn in such a manner that each point on it is 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured. The U.S. EEZ is the largest in the world, containing 3.4 million square miles of ocean and 90,000 miles of coastline. The Government of the United States of America has been, is, and will be, engaged in consultations and negotiations with governments of neighboring countries concerning the delimitation of areas subject to the respective jurisdiction of the United States and of these countries. The limits of the exclusive economic zone of the United States as set forth below are intended to be without prejudice to any negotiations with these countries or to any positions which may have been or may be adopted respecting the limits of maritime jurisdiction in such areas. Further, the limits of the exclusive economic zone set forth below are without prejudice to the outer limit of the continental shelf of the United States where that shelf extends beyond 200 nautical miles from the baseline in accordance with international law.
Purpose:
The purpose of this data layer is to provides a general basemap showing the extent of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone.

The EEZ consists of those areas adjoining the territorial sea of the U.S., the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. overseas territories and pssessions. The EEZ extends up to 200 nautical miles (370 km) from the U.S. coastline. About 15 percent of this area lies on the geologic continental shelf and is shallower than 200 meters. Within its EEZ, the U.S. has sovereign rights over all living and non-living resources. Other nations may exercise freedom of vessel navigation and overflight within the U.S. EEZ (Source: Year of the Ocean Discussion Papers 1998; 2nd Ed. of Coastal and Ocean Law by Kalo et al. 1994).

Supplemental_Information:
The following is provided verbatum from the Federal Register: [Federal Register: August 23, 1995 (Volume 60, Number 163)][Notices][Page 43825-43829]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov][DOCID:fr23au95 113]DEPARTMENT OF STATE[Public Notice 2237] Exclusive Economic Zone and Maritime Boundaries; Notice of Limits By Presidential Proclamation No. 5030 made on March 10, 1983, the United States established an exclusive economic zone, the outer limit of which is a line drawn in such a manner that each point on it is 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured. The Government of the United States of America has been, is, and will be, engaged in consultations and negotiations with governments of neighboring countries concerning the delimitation of areas subject to the respective jurisdiction of the United States and of these countries. The limits of the exclusive economic zone of the United States as set forth below are intended to be without prejudice to any negotiations with these countries or to any positions which may have been or may be adopted respecting the limits of maritime jurisdiction in such areas. Further, the limits of the exclusive economic zone set forth below are without prejudice to the outer limit of the continental shelf of the United States where that shelf extends beyond 200 nautical miles from the baseline in accordance with international law. The following notices have been published which have defined the United States maritime boundaries and fishery conservation zone established March 1, 1977: Public Notice 506, Federal Register, Vol.41, No. 214, November 4, 1976, 48619-20; Public Notice 526, Federal Register, Vol. 42, No. 44, March 7, 1977, 12937-40; Public Notice 544, Federal Register, Vol. 42, No. 92, May 12, 1977, 24134; Public Notice 4710-01, Federal Register, Vol. 43, No. 7, January 11, 1978, 1658; Public Notice 585, Federal Register, Vol. 43, No. 7, January 11, 1978,1659; Public Notice 910, Federal Register, Vol. 49, No. 155, August 9,1984, 31973. This Public Notice supersedes all limits defined in the above Public Notices. Therefore, the Department of State on behalf of the Government of the United States hereby announces the limits of the exclusive economic zone of the United States of America, within which the United States will exercise its sovereign rights and jurisdiction as permitted under international law, pending the establishment of permanent maritime boundaries by mutual agreement in those cases where a boundary is necessary and has not already been agreed. Publication of a notice on this subject which is effective immediately upon publication is necessary to effectively exercise the foreign affairs responsibility of the Department of State. (See Title 5U.S.C. 553 (a)(1)(B).)

Dated: August 10, 1995. David A. Colson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans [FR Doc. 95-20794 Filed 8-22-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710-09-M

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Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
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West_Bounding_Coordinate: -218.804901
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -63.888889
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 74.709763
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Keywords:
Theme:
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Theme_Keyword: Exclusive Economic Zone
Theme_Keyword: EEZ
Theme_Keyword: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Theme_Keyword: NOAA
Theme_Keyword: Special Projects Office
Theme_Keyword: jurisdictional boundary
Theme:
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Theme_Keyword: boundaries
Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries
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Place_Keyword: US territories
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: East Coast
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
Place_Keyword: West Coast
Place_Keyword: Alaska
Place_Keyword: Hawaiian Islands
Place_Keyword: Hawaii
Place_Keyword: Caribbean
Place_Keyword: American Samoa
Place_Keyword: Howland and Baker Island
Place_Keyword: Jarvis Island
Place_Keyword: Johnston Island
Place_Keyword: Northern Mariana Islands
Place_Keyword: Palmyra Atoll-Kingman Reef
Place_Keyword: Wake Island
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
THE DATA INCLUDED IN THIS APPLICATION ARE BASED ON INTERPRETATION OF AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS LEGALLY BINDING.

Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Special Projects Office as the source of this information.

Point_of_Contact:
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Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Steve Rohmann
Contact_Organization: NOAA, Special Projects Office
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: SSMC-4 9th Floor
Address: 1305 East-West Highway
City: Silver Spring
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 20910
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3000 x137
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: steve.rohmann@noaa.gov
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Data_Set_Credit:
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This is the complete, unaltered EEZ file as downloaded from the NOAA ftp site. NOAA now distributes the EEZ boundary as separate files based on geographic region.
Lineage:
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Originator: NOAA, Special Projects Office
Publication_Date: Unknown
Publication_Time: Unknown
Title:
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The Arc/Info export file contains the extent of the US Exclusive Economic Zone and was downloaded from NOAA's anonymous ftp site.
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Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2281
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
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Address: SSMC-4 9th Floor
Address: 1305 East-West Highway
City: Silver Spring
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 20910
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3000 x137
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: steve.rohmann@noaa.gov
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Distribution_Liability:
Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in the use of these data or related materials.
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Country: USA
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