UPSC Prelims 2022 · GS Paper 1 · Q15

Polity

Medium · Maritime Zones under UNCLOS

Consider the following statements regarding the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS):

1. A coastal state's territorial sea extends up to 12 nautical miles from its baseline.

2. All states enjoy the right of innocent passage through another state's territorial sea.

3. A coastal state's Exclusive Economic Zone extends up to 200 nautical miles from its baseline.

How many of the statements given above are correct?