Task 3. Fill in the blanks with the missing words, one is extra. Number 29 is done as a model.

Beyond the 12 nautical mile limit ___(29)___ a further 12 nautical miles or 24 nautical miles from the territorial sea baselines limit, known as the Contiguous Zone, in which a state could continue to enforce laws regarding activities such as ____(30)____ or illegal immigration. Within 200 nautical ___(31)___ from the baseline the coastal ____(32)___ has sole exploitation rights over all natural ____(33)____. The Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) were introduced to halt the increasingly heated clashes over fishing ____(34)___, although oil was also becoming important.

Task 4. Fill in the blanks with the missing prepositions from the box which can be used more than once. Number 35 is done for you as a model: of – 35.

for in on of from by to

The success of ___(35)____ an offshore oil platform ____(36)___ in the Gulf of Mexico ____(37)____ 1947 was soon repeated elsewhere ____(38)____ the world, and by 1970 it was technically feasible to operate ____(39)____ waters 4000 meters deep. Foreign nations have the freedom _____(40)____ navigation and overflight, subject ____(41)_____ the regulation _____(42)_____ the coastal states. Foreign states may also lay submarine pipes and cables.

Aside ____(43)____ its provisions defining ocean boundaries, the convention establishes general obligations ____(44)____ safeguarding the marine environment and protecting freedom ____(45)____ scientific research ____(46)____ the high seas, and also creates an innovative legal regime ____(47)_____ controlling mineral resource exploitation ____(48)_____ deep seabed areas _____(49)____ national jurisdiction, ____(50)____ an International Seabed Authority.

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Unit Ten