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West Philippine Sea

Coordinates: 13°N 118°E / 13°N 118°E / 13; 118
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West Philippine Sea
File:West Philippine Sea.svg
Official extent of the West Philippine Sea, with the international treaty demarcation
(red line) according to the Treaty of Paris of 1898)[1] and Spratly Islands (green area) per Presidential Decree No. 1596 of 1978[2]
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Typemaritime area
Part ofSouth China Sea (Philippine-claimed EEZ only)
Islands
  • Spratly Islands
  • Scarborough Shoal

West Philippine Sea[3] abbreviated as WPS; is the official designation by the government of the Republic of the Philippines to a 200 nautical mile zone of water that extends from the country's shores, called the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The zone is based on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)[4] which awards the country sovereignty of its maritime area[5] including rights to its own natural resources.[6]


References[change]

  1. Treaty of Paris, 1898 | Britannica.com
  2. Presidential Decree No. 1596, s. 1978 | Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines, archived from the original on 2017-07-14, retrieved 2025-02-07{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "Senate Bill No. 405, 19th Congress" (PDF) (in fil). 19th Congress of the Philippines. July 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea | Cour Permanente d'Arbitrage
  5. Maritime Zones and Boundaries | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  6. Oceans & Law of the Sea | United Nations