Somali Exclusive Economic Zone

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exclusive economic zone

The Somali Exclusive Economic Zone is a maritime area off the coast of Somalia over which the country claims special rights for exploring and using marine resources, including fishing, oil, and gas.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Somali Exclusive Economic Zone canonical	1
Somali maritime zones	1
exclusive economic zone of Somalia	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3361206 — 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: Somali Exclusive Economic Zone
Context triple: [Somali Sea region, partOf, Somali Exclusive Economic Zone]

A. Somali Sea region
The Somali Sea region is a maritime area in the western Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia that includes the waters adjacent to Mogadishu and surrounding coastal zones.
B. Somaliland
Somaliland is a self-declared, internationally unrecognized republic in the Horn of Africa that operates as a de facto independent state separate from Somalia.
C. Puntland
Puntland is an autonomous region in northeastern Somalia known for its relative stability, semi-independent governance, and strategic location along the Horn of Africa.
D. Gulf of Aden
The Gulf of Aden is a vital waterway in the northwestern Indian Ocean between Yemen and the Horn of Africa, serving as a key maritime route linking the Red Sea and Suez Canal to the Arabian Sea.
E. southeastern Somalia
Southeastern Somalia is a coastal region of Somalia along the Indian Ocean that includes the capital city Mogadishu and serves as an important political and economic center of the country.
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: Somali Exclusive Economic Zone
Target entity description: The Somali Exclusive Economic Zone is a maritime area off the coast of Somalia over which the country claims special rights for exploring and using marine resources, including fishing, oil, and gas.

A. Somali Sea region
The Somali Sea region is a maritime area in the western Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia that includes the waters adjacent to Mogadishu and surrounding coastal zones.
B. Somaliland
Somaliland is a self-declared, internationally unrecognized republic in the Horn of Africa that operates as a de facto independent state separate from Somalia.
C. Puntland
Puntland is an autonomous region in northeastern Somalia known for its relative stability, semi-independent governance, and strategic location along the Horn of Africa.
D. Gulf of Aden
The Gulf of Aden is a vital waterway in the northwestern Indian Ocean between Yemen and the Horn of Africa, serving as a key maritime route linking the Red Sea and Suez Canal to the Arabian Sea.
E. southeastern Somalia
Southeastern Somalia is a coastal region of Somalia along the Indian Ocean that includes the capital city Mogadishu and serves as an important political and economic center of the country.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	exclusive economic zone ⓘ
adjacentTo	Somali territorial sea ⓘ high seas ⓘ
borderingSea	Arabian Sea ⓘ
coastalState	Somalia ⓘ
country	Somalia ⓘ
governedBy	Somali national legislation ⓘ international law of the sea ⓘ
grantsRightsTo	conserve marine resources ⓘ exploit marine resources ⓘ explore marine resources ⓘ manage marine resources ⓘ
hasCoastlineWith	Somalia ⓘ
hasLegalConcept	sovereign rights distinct from full sovereignty ⓘ
hasStrategicImportanceFor	international fisheries ⓘ offshore energy development ⓘ regional shipping lanes ⓘ
includesZone	seabed ⓘ subsoil ⓘ water column ⓘ
innerBoundaryType	territorial sea limit ⓘ
jurisdictionType	jurisdiction over marine scientific research ⓘ jurisdiction over protection and preservation of the marine environment ⓘ sovereign rights for exploration and exploitation ⓘ
legalBasis	United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
locatedIn	Gulf of Aden ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ
maximumExtentFromBaseline	200 nautical miles ⓘ
measuredFrom	Somali baselines ⓘ
outerBoundaryType	maritime boundary ⓘ
partOf	Somali maritime zones ⓘ linked to: Somali Exclusive Economic Zone
purpose	conservation of marine environment ⓘ management of fisheries ⓘ offshore hydrocarbon exploration ⓘ offshore hydrocarbon production ⓘ
region	Horn of Africa ⓘ
resourceType	fishery resources ⓘ natural gas resources ⓘ oil resources ⓘ other non-living marine resources ⓘ
rightHolder	Somali state ⓘ
sovereignState	Federal Republic of Somalia ⓘ linked to: Somalia
subjectTo	rights of other states to lay submarine cables and pipelines ⓘ rights of other states to navigation ⓘ rights of other states to overflight ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Somali Sea region → partOf → Somali Exclusive Economic Zone ⓘ

Somali Exclusive Economic Zone → partOf → Somali maritime zones ⓘ

linked to: Somali Exclusive Economic Zone

United Nations Security Council resolutions on Somali piracy → concerns → exclusive economic zone of Somalia ⓘ