Archipelagic states are composed of groups of islands forming a state as a single unit, with the islands and the waters within the baselines as internal waters. Under this concept ("archipelagic doctrine"), an archipelago shall be regarded as a single unit, so that the waters around, between, and connecting the islands of the archipelago, irrespective of their breadth and dimensions, form part of the internal waters of the state, and are subject to its exclusive sovereignty. The baselines must enclose the main islands of the archipelago and the enclosed water to land ratio must be "between 1:1 and 9:1".[3]
The approval of the United Nations (UN) for the five sovereign states as archipelagic states respect[4] existing agreements with other countries and shall recognize traditional fishing rights and other legitimate activities of the immediately adjacent neighboring countries in certain areas falling within archipelagic waters. The terms and conditions for the exercise of such rights and activities, including the nature, the extent and the areas to which they apply, shall, at the request of any of the countries concerned, be regulated by bilateral agreements between them. Such rights shall not be transferred to or shared with third countries or their nationals.[5]
As of 20 June 2015, a total of 22 sovereign states have sought to claim archipelagic status.[6]
This is a list of the current archipelagic states in the world. These 22 island countries have sought to claim archipelagic status by utilising the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea provisions.[6][7]
Bolded are the five original official archipelagic states.
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^Analysis on the legitimacy of the Declaration of the Dominican Republic as an Archipelagic State and its legality under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the international law
May 19, 2023
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An archipelagic state is an island country that consists of an archipelago The designation is legally defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea UNCLOS In various conferences 1 The Bahamas Fiji Indonesia Papua New Guinea and the Philippines are the five original sovereign states that obtained approval in the UNCLOS signed in Montego Bay Jamaica on 10 December 1982 and qualified as the archipelagic states 2 Archipelagic states are composed of groups of islands forming a state as a single unit with the islands and the waters within the baselines as internal waters Under this concept archipelagic doctrine an archipelago shall be regarded as a single unit so that the waters around between and connecting the islands of the archipelago irrespective of their breadth and dimensions form part of the internal waters of the state and are subject to its exclusive sovereignty The baselines must enclose the main islands of the archipelago and the enclosed water to land ratio must be between 1 1 and 9 1 3 The approval of the United Nations UN for the five sovereign states as archipelagic states respect 4 existing agreements with other countries and shall recognize traditional fishing rights and other legitimate activities of the immediately adjacent neighboring countries in certain areas falling within archipelagic waters The terms and conditions for the exercise of such rights and activities including the nature the extent and the areas to which they apply shall at the request of any of the countries concerned be regulated by bilateral agreements between them Such rights shall not be transferred to or shared with third countries or their nationals 5 As of 20 June 2015 a total of 22 sovereign states have sought to claim archipelagic status 6 Contents 1 List of archipelagic states 2 See also 3 Notes 4 ReferencesList of archipelagic states EditThis is a list of the current archipelagic states in the world These 22 island countries have sought to claim archipelagic status by utilising the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea provisions 6 7 Bolded are the five original official archipelagic states State Geographical configuration 6 Geological type 8 Population Area km2 9 Populationdensity per km2 Geographical location Antigua and Barbuda One archipelago with two main islands Oceanic 97 118 440 194 Caribbean SeaLeeward Islands Bahamas One archipelago 392 000 13 878 23 27 North Atlantic OceanLucayan Archipelago Cape Verde 518 467 4 033 125 5 North Atlantic OceanMacaronesia Comoros 784 745 2 235 275 Indian OceanComoro Islands Dominican Republic 10 One archipelago with the main island Hispaniola shared with another country Haiti Continental 10 652 000 48 442 208 2 Caribbean SeaGreater Antilles Fiji One archipelago with two main islands Various note 1 859 178 18 274 46 4 South Pacific OceanMelanesia Grenada note 2 One archipelago with two main islands Oceanic 110 000 344 319 8 Caribbean SeaWindward Islands Indonesia One archipelago with three islands Borneo New Guinea and Timor shared with four other countries Brunei Malaysia Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste Various note 3 270 203 917 1 904 569 124 7 World OceanMaritime Southeast Asia Jamaica One archipelago with one main island 2 847 232 10 991 252 Caribbean SeaGreater Antilles Kiribati Three archipelagos Oceanic 123 346 811 152 Pacific OceanMicronesia Maldives One archipelago 329 198 298 1 105 Indian OceanMaldive Islands Marshall Islands Two archipelagos 62 000 181 342 5 North Pacific OceanMicronesia Mauritius Two archipelagos clarification needed with two main islands 1 244 663 2 040 610 Indian OceanMascarene Islands Papua New Guinea One archipelago with the main island New Guinea shared with another country Indonesia Continental shelf 6 732 000 462 840 14 5 South Pacific OceanMelanesia Philippines One archipelago 101 398 120 300 000 295 North Pacific OceanMaritime Southeast Asia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Archipelago with one main island 120 000 389 307 Caribbean SeaWindward Islands Sao Tome and Principe One archipelago with two main islands 163 000 1 001 169 1 Atlantic OceanCameroon Line Seychelles Four archipelagos Oceanic 87 500 455 192 Indian OceanSeychelles Islands Solomon Islands Five archipelagos 523 000 28 400 18 1 South Pacific OceanMelanesia Trinidad and Tobago One archipelago with two main islands Continental shelf 1 299 953 5 131 254 4 Caribbean SeaLesser Antilles Tuvalu One archipelago Oceanic 12 373 26 475 88 South Pacific OceanPolynesia Vanuatu One archipelago 243 304 12 190 19 7 South Pacific OceanMelanesiaSee also Edit Politics portal Islands portalList of archipelagos List of island countries Lists of islands ThalassocracyNotes Edit Viti Levu is continental while some small offshore islands are oceanic Including Carriacou and Petite Martinique The geology of Indonesia is very complex as the country is located at a meeting point of several tectonic plates Indonesia is located between two continental plates Australian Plate Sahul Shelf and the Eurasian Plate Sunda Shelf and between two oceanic plates the Pacific Plate and the Philippine Sea Plate References Edit Preamble to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Article 46 Use of Terms United Nations May 13 2013 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 United Nations May 13 2013 Semaphore April 2005 www navy gov au Royal Australian Navy Retrieved 24 March 2020 2 laws UNLCOS 200 and Archipelagic States to End Spratlys Disputes THE ARCHIPELAGIC STATES Rebuilding for the Better Philippines May 13 2013 PART IV ARCHIPELAGIC STATES Article 51 Existing agreements traditional fishing rights and existing submarine cables United Nations May 13 2013 a b c Archipelagic States Practice The Law of the Sea Practice of Archipelagic States United Nations Environment Programme Island Directory Island Countries Of The World WorldAtlas com Archived from the original on 2017 12 07 Retrieved 2019 08 10 Analysis on the legitimacy of the Declaration of the Dominican Republic as an Archipelagic State and its legality under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea UNCLOS and the international law Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Archipelagic state amp oldid 1151934338, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
