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> On 30 Mar 2017, at 01:06, Eugene Alvin Villar <sea...@gmail.com> wrote: > > because UNCLOS allows countries to specify a baseline separate from the > coastline that encloses parts of the sea/ocean (thereby making those parts > internal waters of the country) . I thought the baseline was generally separate from the actual coastline. It is an administrative construct, while this thread is about natural features. Internal waters, territorial waters , exclusive sea zones, they're all about political and economical power and benefit, not about natural geologic/geographical configurations. > > If we follow the practice of mapping the coastline along the claimed baseline > like in the Rio de la Plata elsewhere in the world, then the Gulf of Sidra in > Libya[1] would be considered as an inland waterbody I didn't know about the practice of mapping the coastline along the baseline, AFAIK we don't map the baseline, only their 12nm offset (maritime borders) cheers, Martin _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
