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Article 6 



The outer limit of the territorial sea is the line every point of which 

 is at a distance from the nearest point of the baseline equal to the 

 breadth of the territorial sea. 



Article 7 



1. This article relates only to bays the coasts of which belong to a 

 single State. 



2. For the purposes of these articles, a bay is a well-marked indenta- 

 tion whose penetration is in such proportion to the width of its mouth 

 as to contain landlocked waters and constitute more than a mere cur- 

 vature of the coast. An indentation shall not, however, be regarded 

 as a bay unless its area is as large as, or larger than, that of the semi- 

 circle whose diameter is a line drawn across the mouth of that in- 

 dentation. 



3. For the purpose of measurement, the area of an indentation is 

 that lying between the low-water mark around the shore of the in- 

 dentation and a line joining the low- water marks of its natural entrance 

 points. Where, because ot the presence of islands, an indentation has 

 more than one mouth, the semi-circle shall be drawn on a line as long 

 as the sum total of the lengths of the lines across the different mouths. 

 Islands within an indentation shall be included as if they were part 

 of the water areas of the indentation. 



4. If the distance between the low- water marks of the natural 

 entrance points of a bay does not exceed twenty-four miles, a closing 

 line may be drawn between these two low-water marks, and the waters 

 enclosed thereby shall be considered as internal waters. 



5. Where the distance between the low- water marks of the natural 

 entrance points of a bay exceeds twenty-four miles, a straight baseline 

 of twenty-four miles shall be drawn within the bay in such a manner 

 as to enclose the maximum area of water that is possible with a line 

 of that length, 



6. The foregoing provisions shall not apply to so-called "historic" 

 bays, or in any case where the straight baselme system provided for 

 in article 4 is applied. 



Article 8 



For the purpose of delimiting the territorial sea, the outermost 

 permanent harbour works which form an integral part of the harbour 

 system shall be regarded as forming part of the coast. 



Article 9 



Roadsteads which are normally used for the loading, unloading and 

 anchoring of ships, and which would otherwise be situated wholly 

 or partly outside the outer limit of the territorial sea, are included 

 in the territorial sea. The coastal State must clearly demarcate such 

 roadsteads and indicate them on charts together with their boundaries, 

 to which due publicity must be given. 



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