territorial waters
plural noun
: the waters under the sovereign jurisdiction of a nation or state including both marginal sea and inland waters
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Those in territorial waters are managed by the governments of those territories, while those in international waters are maintained either by collaborations between nations, or by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 July 2025
As of Tuesday, the Xue Long 2 was not in Canadian territorial waters, which extend up to 13.8 miles from the coastline, the Canadian Joint Operations Command told Newsweek.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Meanwhile, two other Chinese coast guard ships were monitored in the contiguous zone, a buffer area extending 12 nautical miles beyond the territorial waters.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
The next two stops on the Stratton's deployment were in Japan, with a stopover in Yokosuka from June 9 to 13, followed by a visit to Kagoshima on June 16 for the first joint operations between the U.S., Japanese, and Philippine coast guards within Japan's territorial waters.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 July 2025
As of Tuesday, the Xue Long 2 was not in Canadian territorial waters, which extend up to 13.8 miles from the coastline, the Canadian Joint Operations Command told Newsweek.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Meanwhile, two other Chinese coast guard ships were monitored in the contiguous zone, a buffer area extending 12 nautical miles beyond the territorial waters.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
The next two stops on the Stratton's deployment were in Japan, with a stopover in Yokosuka from June 9 to 13, followed by a visit to Kagoshima on June 16 for the first joint operations between the U.S., Japanese, and Philippine coast guards within Japan's territorial waters.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
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“Territorial waters.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/territorial%20waters. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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