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LOW-WATER MARK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oceanography
- Maritime Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- low-water line
1, record 1, English, low%2Dwater%20line
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- low water line 2, record 1, English, low%20water%20line
correct
- low-water mark 3, record 1, English, low%2Dwater%20mark
correct
- low watermark 4, record 1, English, low%20watermark
correct
- low water mark 5, record 1, English, low%20water%20mark
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The normal baseline from which the width of the territorial sea is measured is the low-water line (i.e. the line on the shore reached by the sea at low tide), and this rule is reaffirmed in Art. 3 of the Geneva Convention on the Territorial Sea, 1958. 6, record 1, English, - low%2Dwater%20line
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Océanographie
- Droit maritime
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- laisse de basse mer
1, record 1, French, laisse%20de%20basse%20mer
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- niveau de basse mer 2, record 1, French, niveau%20de%20basse%20mer
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ligne correspondant soit à la moyenne de toutes les basses mers, soit à la moyenne des basses mers de vives eaux, soit à la plus basse mer. 2, record 1, French, - laisse%20de%20basse%20mer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sauf disposition contraire [...] la ligne de base normale servant à mesurer la largeur de la mer territoriale est la laisse de basse mer longeant la côte, telle qu'elle est indiquée sur les cartes marines à grande échelle reconnues officiellement par l'État riverain. 3, record 1, French, - laisse%20de%20basse%20mer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Contexte tiré de l'Art. 3 de la Convention sur la mer territoriale et la zone contiguë. 4, record 1, French, - laisse%20de%20basse%20mer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
laisse de basse mer : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie. 5, record 1, French, - laisse%20de%20basse%20mer
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Oceanografía
- Derecho marítimo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- línea de baja mar
1, record 1, Spanish, l%C3%ADnea%20de%20baja%20mar
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Línea que corresponde al] nivel de las aguas en la bajamar. 1, record 1, Spanish, - l%C3%ADnea%20de%20baja%20mar
Record 1, Key term(s)
- línea de marea baja
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