Exclusive economic zone
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An exclusive economic zone, as prescribed by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, is an area of the sea in which a sovereign state has exclusive rights regarding the exploration a
Croatia's exclusive economic zone (dark blue) and Ecological and Fisheries Protection Zone
Exclusive Economic Zone of Greece
Senegal's exclusive economic zone
Great Barracuda off the Netherland Antilles
Mauritius
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Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, located about 1,100 nautical miles off the southeastern coast of Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the
Exclusive economic zone
…and South Georgia are disputed by Argentina. The EEZ of the Chagos Archipelago, also known as the British Indian Ocean Territory, is also disputed with Mauritius which considers the archipelago as a part of its territory. And the EEZ around Gibraltar is disputed by Spain, which claims the territory. † A part of…
Pedro Mascarenhas, Viceroy of Portuguese India and namesake of the Mascarene Islands
Dutch activities on Mauritius, as well as the first published depiction of a dodo bird (2), 1601
First African slaves to Mauritius
The Battle of Grand Port between French and British naval forces, 20–27 August 1810