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Exclusive Economic Zone
(English) All waters within 200 nautical miles of a country and its outlying islands. The country has the power to manage all fishery resources in this zone. A nautical mile is one minute of latitude or 1.852 kilometers.
zone économique exclusive
(French) Tout corps d'eaux à l'intérieur de 200 milles nautiques d'un pays et ses îles éloignées. Le pays a le pouvoir de diriger toutes les ressources de la pêche dans cette zone. Un mille nautique est une minute de latitude ou 1.852 kilomètres.
Zona Económica Exclusiva
(Portuguese) Águas dentro do limite de 200 milhas náuticas dum país e das suas ilhas. Cada país tem o poder de gerir os recursos pesqueiros existentes nas suas águas territoriais. Uma milha náutica equivale a um minuto de latitude, isto é, 1852 Km.

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