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straight baseline [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-11-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of the Sea
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- straight baseline
1, record 1, English, straight%20baseline
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- straight base-line 2, record 1, English, straight%20base%2Dline
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... straight lines drawn along a coast to define inland waters when following low-water sinuosities is not appropriate. They connect the outermost points of islands and coastal headlands if a coast is deeply fjorded or bordered by a fringe of islands and if enclosed waters have historically had great economic importance to adjacent communities. 3, record 1, English, - straight%20baseline
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la mer
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ligne de base droite
1, record 1, French, ligne%20de%20base%20droite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Méthode des lignes de base droites. Méthode qui, pour appliquer la règle de la laisse de basse mer [...] à la délimitation de la mer territoriale, choisit comme lignes de base, des lignes tirées d'un point de la côte à un autre et d'île en île de sorte que la limite extérieure de la mer territoriale est déterminée par des lignes droites parallèles aux premières et distantes de celles-ci de la largeur de la mer territoriale. 2, record 1, French, - ligne%20de%20base%20droite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Ligne idéale tirée entre certains points saillants de la côte ou entre des îles et qui sert de ligne de base dans les régions dont les côtes sont très découpées ou échancrées ou bien s'il existe un chapelet d'îles longeant la côte. 3, record 1, French, - ligne%20de%20base%20droite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho del mar
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- líneas de base rectas
1, record 1, Spanish, l%C3%ADneas%20de%20base%20rectas
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sistema de las 1, record 1, Spanish, - l%C3%ADneas%20de%20base%20rectas
Record 2 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- straight baseline 1, record 2, English, straight%20baseline
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ligne de base droite 1, record 2, French, ligne%20de%20base%20droite
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bill S-17-1964 1, record 2, French, - ligne%20de%20base%20droite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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