-- Name --<br /></p><p>maritime boundary<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>-- Definition --<br /></p><p>A line depicting the separation of any type of maritime jurisdiction.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>-- Description --<br /></p><p>SOURCE IHO Dictionary, S-32, Fifth Edition.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>NOTE 1 Maritime boundary represents either:<br /></p><p>1) the seaward outer limits of the maritime zones of a coastal State, such as territorial sea, contiguous zone, exclusive economic zone and continental shelf;<br /></p><p>2) the limits of the maritime zones of States with opposite or adjacent coasts.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Maritime boundaries are a politically sensitive subject, because it affects coastal State's jurisdiction concerning fishery, petroleum and other resources of the sea as well as other uses of the sea. [Source: "Maritime Boundary", S.P. Jagota]<br /></p>