From the start, the United States backed such treaty provisions as 12-nautical-mile ( 16.7-kilometer ) offshore territorial limits, 200-nautical-mile ( 278-kilometer ) exclusive economic zones and passage rights through territorial straits and coastal waters.
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From the start, the United States backed such treaty provisions as 12-nautical-mile ( 16 . 7-kilometer ) offshore territorial limits, 200-nautical-mile ( 278-kilometer ) exclusive economic zones and passage rights through territorial straits and coastal waters.