# The Territorial Sea (Baselines) Order 2014, Paragraph 1


A low-tide elevation is a naturally formed area of land which is surrounded by and above water at low tide but submerged at high tide. Where a low tide elevation is situated wholly or partly at a distance not exceeding the breadth of the territorial sea from the mainland or an island, the low-water line on that elevation may be used as the baseline for measuring the breadth of the territorial sea.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1353/schedule/1/crossheading/article-13/crossheading/article/13/lowtide/elevations_paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/territorial-sea-baselines-order-2014/schedule-1/crossheading-article-13/crossheading/article-13/lowtide/elevations_paragraph/1
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