New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone

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exclusive economic zone maritime zone

The New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone is a vast maritime area surrounding New Zealand over which the country has special rights to explore, manage, and use marine resources.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
New Zealand continental shelf	3
New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone canonical	2
Exclusive Economic Zone of New Zealand	1
New Zealand EEZ	1
New Zealand exclusive economic zone	1
New Zealand maritime domain	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1600040 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
Context triple: [Royal New Zealand Navy, operatesIn, New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone]

A. Australian Exclusive Economic Zone
The Australian Exclusive Economic Zone is a vast maritime area surrounding Australia over which it has special rights to explore, exploit, conserve, and manage marine resources under international law.
B. Zealandia ecosanctuary
Zealandia ecosanctuary is a protected natural reserve and wildlife sanctuary in Wellington, New Zealand, dedicated to restoring native ecosystems and reintroducing indigenous species.
C. U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone
The U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone is a vast maritime area extending from the U.S. coastline in which the United States has special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources, including energy production from water and wind.
D. Coral Sea Marine Park
Coral Sea Marine Park is a vast Australian marine protected area renowned for its rich coral reef ecosystems, diverse marine life, and important role in ocean conservation in the Coral Sea region.
E. Lamlash Bay no-take zone
Lamlash Bay no-take zone is a fully protected marine reserve off the Isle of Arran in Scotland, renowned as the country’s first community-led no-take marine conservation area.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
Target entity description: The New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone is a vast maritime area surrounding New Zealand over which the country has special rights to explore, manage, and use marine resources.

A. Australian Exclusive Economic Zone
The Australian Exclusive Economic Zone is a vast maritime area surrounding Australia over which it has special rights to explore, exploit, conserve, and manage marine resources under international law.
B. Zealandia ecosanctuary
Zealandia ecosanctuary is a protected natural reserve and wildlife sanctuary in Wellington, New Zealand, dedicated to restoring native ecosystems and reintroducing indigenous species.
C. U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone
The U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone is a vast maritime area extending from the U.S. coastline in which the United States has special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources, including energy production from water and wind.
D. Coral Sea Marine Park
Coral Sea Marine Park is a vast Australian marine protected area renowned for its rich coral reef ecosystems, diverse marine life, and important role in ocean conservation in the Coral Sea region.
E. Lamlash Bay no-take zone
Lamlash Bay no-take zone is a fully protected marine reserve off the Isle of Arran in Scotland, renowned as the country’s first community-led no-take marine conservation area.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	exclusive economic zone ⓘ maritime zone ⓘ
abbreviation	New Zealand EEZ ⓘ linked to: New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
adjacentTo	Australian Exclusive Economic Zone ⓘ French Southern and Antarctic Lands maritime zones ⓘ high seas ⓘ
area	about 4,083,744 square kilometres ⓘ
areaRank	one of the largest EEZs in the world ⓘ
boundaryType	maritime boundary ⓘ
containsEcosystem	deep-sea ecosystems ⓘ seamount ecosystems ⓘ
containsResource	fisheries resources ⓘ hydrocarbon resources ⓘ seabed minerals ⓘ
containsSpecies	commercial fish species ⓘ marine mammals ⓘ seabirds ⓘ
country	New Zealand ⓘ
environmentalImpactRegulatedBy	Environmental Protection Authority of New Zealand ⓘ
establishedUnder	New Zealand legislation implementing UNCLOS ⓘ
fishingRegulatedBy	Quota Management System of New Zealand ⓘ linked to: New Zealand regulatory agencies
governedBy	Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012 ⓘ
includesWatersAround	Antipodes Islands ⓘ Auckland Islands ⓘ linked to: New Zealand subantarctic islands Bounty Islands ⓘ Campbell Island ⓘ Chatham Islands ⓘ Kermadec Islands ⓘ North Island ⓘ Snares Islands ⓘ South Island ⓘ Stewart Island / Rakiura ⓘ
legalBasis	United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
locatedIn	South Pacific Ocean ⓘ Southern Ocean ⓘ
managedBy	Department of Conservation of New Zealand ⓘ linked to: Department of Conservation (New Zealand) Environmental Protection Authority of New Zealand ⓘ Ministry for Primary Industries ⓘ
maximumExtentFromBaseline	200 nautical miles ⓘ
partOf	New Zealand maritime domain ⓘ linked to: New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
purpose	conservation of marine environment ⓘ management and use of marine resources ⓘ
resourceRights	jurisdiction over artificial islands, installations and structures ⓘ jurisdiction over marine scientific research ⓘ jurisdiction over protection and preservation of the marine environment ⓘ sovereign rights for exploring, exploiting, conserving and managing natural resources ⓘ
sovereignRightsHolder	New Zealand Government ⓘ linked to: New Zealand government
surrounds	New Zealand ⓘ

How these facts were elicited