Practice question
For purposes of UNCLOS Article 46, which description identifies an archipelagic State?
- Any State possessing at least one offshore island
- A State constituted wholly by one or more archipelagos, which may include other islands
- Any coastal State with a long coastline
- A State whose entire territory consists of one continental landmass
- Any State claiming a 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone
Legal references
- UNCLOS, Articles 46–50, especially Article 47 (archipelagic baselines): https://www.un.org/depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/part4.htm
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