Limits and Boundaries - 12 Nautical Miles (12M) limit - Scottish territorial seas - Territorial Sea Act 1987 / Scotland Act 1998

Description

12 nautical miles (from baselines) is the limit of the Territorial Sea which is that part of the sea adjacent to the coast of a state that is considered to be part of the territory of that state and subject to its sovereignty.

This is modified version from the UKHO Law of the Sea department data, available via https://www.gov.uk/guidance/inspire-portal-and-medin-bathymetry-data-archive-centre

 

Licensing and Use

Download and Web service information

Base WMS Address:
http://msmap1.atkinsgeospatial.com/geoserver/ows/nmp?
Layer name:
nmp:New_12_Nautical_Mile_Limit
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This map layer has been supplied directly by Marine Scotland National Marine Plan interactive. You can obtain additional information about the layer on this page

Date of data: 
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Date uploaded or last updated: 
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Page: 
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This map layer has been supplied directly by Marine Scotland National Marine Plan interactive. You can obtain additional information about the layer on this page

Web Service Information: 
Base WMS Address: http://msmap1.atkinsgeospatial.com/geoserver/ows/nmp?
Layer name:nmp:New_12_Nautical_Mile_Limit