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LOW-TIDE ELEVATION [2 records]

Record 1 2010-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of the Sea
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
CONT

A low-tide elevation is a naturally formed area of land which is surrounded by and above water at low tide but submerged at high tide. Where a low-tide elevation is situated wholly or partly at a distance not exceeding the breadth of the territorial sea from the mainland or an island, the low-water line on that elevation may be used as the baseline for measuring the breadth of the territorial sea. Where a low-tide elevation is wholly situated at a distance exceeding the breadth of the territorial sea from the mainland or an island, it has no territorial sea of its own.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la mer
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Élévation naturelle de terrain entourée par la mer, découverte à marée basse, recouverte à marée haute.

CONT

En principe, un haut-fond découvrant ne peut être retenu comme point de référence pour l'établissement de la ligne de base de la mer territoriale.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
OBS

usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • low-tide elevation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
OBS

pluriel d'usage.

Key term(s)
  • haut-fond découvrant

Spanish

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