Archipelagic Waters and Maritime Jurisdiction (Archipelagic Baselines) Order (Cap. 282).

This Order defines the geographical coordinates of the points which delimit the archipelagic baselines of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. Those baselines constitute the outer limits of the archipelagic waters and the inner limits of the territorial sea of The Bahamas. Section 3 of the Archipelagic Waters and Maritime Jurisdiction defines the archipelagic waters of The Bahamas "as those areas of the sea enclosed by the baselines established in this section". Baselines shall be straight lines joining consecutive geographical coordinates and may be determined by the Governor-General in accordance with comma 2 of section 3.