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Under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982, the method used for laying down a normal baseline…

Article 7 of UNCLOS permits the "Straight Baseline Method" where the coastline is deeply indented and cut into, departing from the low-water line used for the normal baseline.

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Under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982, the method used for laying down a normal baseline for measurement of maritime zones is the 'low-water line' along the coast of the coastal State. But in the localities where the coastline is 'deeply indented' or 'cut into', a different method of baselines can be adopted. Such a method is referred to as

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Article 7 of UNCLOS permits the "Straight Baseline Method" where the coastline is deeply indented and cut into, departing from the low-water line used for the normal baseline.

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