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| '''Australian Antarctic territorial waters''' are ]s adjacent to the part of ] claimed by ] as the ].<ref name="">, ], 15 January 2008, ]</ref> Australian Antarctic territorial waters extend 200 ]s out to sea from the Australian Antarctic territory. | |||
| Australia claims the territorial waters are within the ] (EEZ) of the Australian Antarctic territory. The provisions of the ] (UNCLOS) define the exclusive economic zone of a coastal state as not exceeding 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured. | |||
| ==Whaling== | |||
| ] in Australian Antarctic territorial waters is controversial and has received international attention.<ref name="keep out">, '']'', 16 January 2008M</ref> Anti-whaling protest goups have been active within the Australian Antarctic territorial waters. In particular, ] boating crews have had ] with ] ships that claim to be on research expeditions while oponents argue this is only a "cover" for banned ].<ref>, '']'', 27 December 2008</ref><ref>, '']'', 15 January 2008</ref> The ], in Australian Antarctic territory, is not recognised by the government of ].<ref name="keep out"/> Anti-whaling legislation passed by the ] applies to Australian territorial waters, however Australia's claims of sovereignty over the Australian Antarctic Territory—and thus sovereignty over Australian Antarctic territorial waters—are recognised by only four countries, not including Japan.<ref>, '']'', 19 January 2008</ref> | |||
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