WTI Generics 1 Practice Test

The core idea is that the Exclusive Economic Zone is a maritime belt where the coastal state has special rights to explore and use marine resources. This zone stretches from the edge of the territorial sea (12 nautical miles from baseline) outward to up to 200 nautical miles. In this area, the coastal state controls the exploration and exploitation of natural resources in the water column, the seabed, and subsoil, and can also regulate activities like energy production from wind, waves, and subsoil. However, the airspace above and the general freedom of navigation and overflight for other states remain outside the EEZ’s resource rights. The deep seabed beyond this zone—the Area—is governed by international law and not owned by any one country, lying beyond 200 nautical miles. So the description that captures this concept is the one indicating an Exclusive Economic Zone extending from 12 to 200 nautical miles.