Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) - U.S.-Affiliated Pacifc Islands
These boundaries represent the exclusive economic zones (EEZ) for U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands, including Hawaii, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Guam, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), the Republic of Palau, as well as the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands of Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Island. Under the law of the sea, an EEZ is a sea zone over which a state has special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources. It stretches out to 200 nautical miles from its coast.
Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "NOAA Office of Coast Survey (OCS)",
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"hasEmail": "mailto:ocs.webmaster@noaa.gov"
}
|
| describedByType | application/octet-steam |
| description | These boundaries represent the exclusive economic zones (EEZ) for U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands, including Hawaii, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Guam, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), the Republic of Palau, as well as the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands of Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Island. Under the law of the sea, an EEZ is a sea zone over which a state has special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources. It stretches out to 200 nautical miles from its coast. |
| distribution |
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|
| identifier | pac_ocs_usa_eez |
| isPartOf | Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) |
| issued | 2016-01-25T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| keyword |
[
"Earth Science > Human Dimensions > Boundaries",
"Earth Science > Human Dimensions > Boundaries > Political Divisions > Country Boundaries",
"Continent > North America > United States Of America > Hawaii",
"Geographic Region > Oceania",
"Ocean > Pacific Ocean",
"Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Baker Island",
"Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands",
"Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Howland Island",
"Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Jarvis Island",
"Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Johnston Atoll",
"Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Kingman Reef",
"Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Palmyra Atoll",
"Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Wake Island",
"Ocean > Pacific Ocean > South Pacific Ocean > Polynesia > American Samoa",
"Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Micronesia > Federated States of Micronesia > FSM",
"Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Micronesia > Guam",
"Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Micronesia > Marshall Islands > Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI)",
"Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Micronesia > Northern Mariana Islands > Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)",
"Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Micronesia > Palau",
"PacIOOS > Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System",
"PacIOOS > Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System"
]
|
| landingPage | https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov |
| language |
[]
|
| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 2016-01-25T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| publisher |
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|
| spatial | 179.9998389726,-17.6687586652,-179.9999999577,31.7978661712 |
| title | Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) - U.S.-Affiliated Pacifc Islands |
