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ADJACENT WATERS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-07-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of the Sea
- Physical Geography (General)
- River and Sea Navigation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- adjacent waters
1, record 1, English, adjacent%20waters
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- adjoining waters 2, record 1, English, adjoining%20waters
correct, plural
- contiguous waters 2, record 1, English, contiguous%20waters
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Similarly, "adjacent waters" — including wetlands, ponds, lakes, oxbows, impoundments, and similar waters that are adjacent to traditional navigable waters, interstate waters, the territorial seas, jurisdictional tributaries, or impoundments of these waters — are jurisdictional by the 2015 Clean Water Rule if they meet the rule's established definition. Under the 2015 Clean Water Rule, adjacent means "bordering, contiguous to, or neighboring" one of the aforementioned waters. 3, record 1, English, - adjacent%20waters
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la mer
- Géographie physique (Généralités)
- Navigation fluviale et maritime
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- eaux adjacentes
1, record 1, French, eaux%20adjacentes
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Zone maritime proche des côtes sur laquelle l'État côtier exerce ses compétences. 2, record 1, French, - eaux%20adjacentes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho del mar
- Geografía física (Generalidades)
- Navegación fluvial y marítima
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- aguas marítimas adyacentes
1, record 1, Spanish, aguas%20mar%C3%ADtimas%20adyacentes
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- aguas adyacentes 2, record 1, Spanish, aguas%20adyacentes
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Aguas] que, hasta una distancia determinada (según las Convenciones Internacionales), bañan las costas de un Estado, el cual tiene sobre ellas determinadas facultades y competencias de dominio y jurisdicción. 1, record 1, Spanish, - aguas%20mar%C3%ADtimas%20adyacentes
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