U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone

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exclusive economic zone maritime 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.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone canonical	6
United States Exclusive Economic Zone	6
United States exclusive economic zone	5
United States federal waters	4
Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States	2
U.S. Outer Continental Shelf	2
Exclusive Economic Zone off New England	1
Exclusive economic zone of the United States in the North Pacific	1
U.S. EEZ	1
U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone in the Atlantic region	1
U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone in the Pacific	1
United States (via Guam EEZ)	1
United States EEZ	1
United States Outer Continental Shelf	1
United States exclusive economic zone in the Pacific Ocean	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T45599 — 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: U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone
Context triple: [United States Coast Guard, jurisdiction, U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone]

A. Bermuda Triangle
The Bermuda Triangle is a loosely defined region of the western North Atlantic Ocean infamous for numerous mysterious ship and aircraft disappearances.
B. American Samoa
American Samoa is an unincorporated U.S. island territory in the South Pacific Ocean known for its Polynesian culture, strategic location, and rugged volcanic landscapes.
C. U.S. Virgin Islands
The U.S. Virgin Islands is a Caribbean archipelago and unincorporated U.S. territory known for its tropical beaches, tourism, and strategic location.
D. Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is a Caribbean island and unincorporated U.S. territory known for its Spanish-Caribbean culture, tropical climate, and status as a popular tourist destination.
E. Isla de Vieques
Isla de Vieques is a small Caribbean island off the eastern coast of Puerto Rico, known for its pristine beaches, wild horses, and one of the world’s brightest bioluminescent bays.
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: U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone
Target entity description: 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.

A. Bermuda Triangle
The Bermuda Triangle is a loosely defined region of the western North Atlantic Ocean infamous for numerous mysterious ship and aircraft disappearances.
B. Juan de Fuca Plate
The Juan de Fuca Plate is a small oceanic tectonic plate off the Pacific Northwest coast whose subduction beneath North America drives significant volcanic and seismic activity in the region.
C. American Samoa
American Samoa is an unincorporated U.S. island territory in the South Pacific Ocean known for its Polynesian culture, strategic location, and rugged volcanic landscapes.
D. U.S. Virgin Islands
The U.S. Virgin Islands is a Caribbean archipelago and unincorporated U.S. territory known for its tropical beaches, tourism, and strategic location.
E. Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is a Caribbean island and unincorporated U.S. territory known for its Spanish-Caribbean culture, tropical climate, and status as a popular tourist destination.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	exclusive economic zone ⓘ maritime zone ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	U.S. EEZ ⓘ linked to: U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone United States EEZ ⓘ linked to: U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone United States Exclusive Economic Zone ⓘ linked to: U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone
areaRank	one of the largest exclusive economic zones in the world ⓘ
coastalState	United States of America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
enforcedBy	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ United States Coast Guard ⓘ other U.S. federal agencies ⓘ
governedBy	U.S. federal law ⓘ U.S. ocean and coastal management policies ⓘ
includesWatersOff	Arctic Ocean ⓘ Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Beaufort Sea ⓘ Bering Sea ⓘ Caribbean Sea ⓘ Chukchi Sea ⓘ Gulf of Alaska ⓘ Gulf of Mexico ⓘ Hawaiian Islands ⓘ linked to: Hawaii Pacific Ocean ⓘ U.S. Caribbean territories ⓘ U.S. Pacific territories ⓘ
jurisdictionOver	artificial islands ⓘ installations and structures for economic purposes ⓘ marine scientific research ⓘ protection and preservation of the marine environment ⓘ
legalBasis	United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
maximumExtentFromBaseline	200 nautical miles ⓘ
measuredFrom	U.S. coastline ⓘ U.S. territorial sea baselines ⓘ
navigationRights	freedom of navigation for foreign vessels subject to international law ⓘ
purpose	economic development ⓘ energy security ⓘ resource conservation ⓘ
resourceRights	conservation of marine resources ⓘ energy production from water ⓘ energy production from wind ⓘ exploitation of marine resources ⓘ exploration of marine resources ⓘ management of marine resources ⓘ offshore mineral resources ⓘ offshore oil and gas resources ⓘ offshore renewable energy resources ⓘ
rightHolder	United States government ⓘ
sovereignRightsOver	natural resources of the seabed ⓘ natural resources of the subsoil ⓘ natural resources of the superjacent waters ⓘ

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