Open AccessApplication of GIS to define a juridical bay as part of Indonesia’s internal waters
Author(s) -
Tia Rizka N. Rachma,
Turmudi Turmudi,
P Kardono
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/739/1/012093
Subject(s) - archipelagic state , bay , indonesian , territorial waters , maritime boundary , convention , closing (real estate) , united nations convention on the law of the sea , geography , oceanography , international law , law , political science , geology , archaeology , linguistics , philosophy
Indonesia is an archipelagic state bordered by archipelagic baselines. Based on the Law of the Sea Convention (LOSC), Indonesia has two maritime zones within the baseline, namely internal waters and archipelagic waters. It is necessary to make clear boundaries because there are different jurisdictions between the two areas. This study aims to identify Indonesian internal waters and a drawing closing line in the juridical bay. GIS software is used to identify the juridical bay, referring to the terms of the juridical bay in LOSC. The results of the research show that (1) several bays in Indonesia do not meet the criteria of juridical bays, (2) a juridical bay can consist of several smaller bays, (3) a large bay cannot be fully claimed as a juridical bay because there are limitations of the maximum length of the closing line, and (4) there are several juridical bays that do not have the name.