🔍 Key Concepts

• Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) definition under international law (UNCLOS) • Difference between territorial sea breadth and EEZ breadth • How far offshore U.S. sovereign resource rights extend beyond the territorial sea

💭 Think About

• First, recall the typical maximum breadth of a coastal State's territorial sea under modern international practice—how many nautical miles is that? • Then think about how much farther the EEZ is allowed to extend from the same baseline compared to the territorial sea. • Compare the standard EEZ distance you remember to each choice and convert it mentally into miles if needed.

✅ Before You Answer

• Be sure you are thinking in nautical miles, not statute (road) miles. • Confirm for yourself the standard international limit for an EEZ measured from the baseline, not from the outer edge of the territorial sea. • Eliminate any options that are clearly not close to the widely accepted international EEZ limit.