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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 nautical miles out to sea from the Australian Antarctic territory. | |||
| Australia claims the territorial waters are within the ] (EEZ) of the Australian Antarctic territory. Because Australia's Antarctic claim is contested, many states protested the Australian proclamation of an Antarctic EEZ. Some argued it was an "extension" of Australia's claim prohibited by Article IV of the Antarctic Treaty. The provisions of the ] (UNCLOS) define the exclusive economic zone of a coastal state as not exceeding {{convert|200|nmi|km}} 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 opponents 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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