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A maritime boundary is a conceptual division of the Earth's water surface areas using physiographic or geopolitical criteria. As such, it usually includes areas of exclusive national rights over mineral and biological resources,〔VLIZ Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase, ( General info ); retrieved 19 Nov 2010〕 encompassing maritime features, limits and zones.〔Geoscience Australia, ( Maritime definitions ); retrieved 19 Nov 2010〕 Generally, a maritime boundary is delineated through a particular measure from a jurisdiction's coastline. Although in some countries the term ''maritime boundary'' represent borders of a maritime nation〔United States Department of State, (Maritime boundaries ); retrieved 19 Nov 2010.〕 and are recognized by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, they usually serve to identify international waters. Maritime boundaries exist in the context of territorial waters, contiguous zones, and exclusive economic zones; however, the terminology does not encompass lake or river boundaries, which are considered within the context of land boundaries. Some maritime boundaries have remained indeterminate despite efforts to clarify them. This is explained by an array of factors, some of which illustrate regional problems.〔Valencia, Mark J. (2001). 〕 The delineation of maritime boundaries has strategic, economic and environmental implications.〔Geoscience Australia, (Law of the Sea and Maritime Advice Project ).〕 ==Terminology== The terms boundary, frontier and border are often used as if they were interchangeable, but they are also terms with precise meanings.〔Prescott, John Robert Victor. (2008). 〕 A boundary is a line. The terms "frontier", "borderland" and "border" are zones of indeterminate width. Such areas forms the outermost part of a country. Borders are bounded on one side by a national boundary.〔Prescott, 〕 There are variations in the specific terminology of maritime boundary agreements which have been concluded since the 1970s. Such differences are less important than what is being delimited.〔Charney, 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maritime boundary」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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