The maritime political boundaries of the world / Victor Prescott and Clive Schofield.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction -- National and international maritime zones -- The influence of geographical advantages and disadvantages on maritime claims -- Islands and rocks -- Normal baselines, reefs and low-tide elevations -- Bays, mouths of rivers, ports and roadsteads -- Straight baselines -- Archipelagic baselines and navigation rights through archipelagic waters -- The continental margin -- The delimitation of international maritime boundaries -- Maritime boundary disputs and options for dispute resolution -- International maritime boundaries : technical and practical considerations -- The Atlantic Ocean -- The Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea -- The Baltic, North and Irish Seas -- The Mediterranean and Black Seas -- The Pacific Ocean excluding the Asian Rim -- The Asian Rim in the Pacific Ocean -- The Indian Ocean -- The Red Sea -- The Persian Gulf -- The Arctic Ocean and associated seas -- Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.