INTERNAL WATERS


Meaning of INTERNAL WATERS in English

All waters, other than lawfully claimed archipelagic waters, landward of the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured. Archipelagic states may also delimit internal waters consistent with the 1982 convention on the law of the sea. All states have complete sovereignty over their internal waters.

DOD English dictionary of military terms.      Английский словарь военных терминов DOD.