Australian contiguous zone

Target entity: Australian contiguous zone
Context triple: [Australian territorial sea, adjacentTo, Australian contiguous 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. Australia federal offshore area
  The Australia federal offshore area is the region of ocean and seabed beyond state coastal waters that falls under the regulatory authority of the Australian Commonwealth for activities such as petroleum exploration and production.
• C. U.S. contiguous zone
  The U.S. contiguous zone is a band of ocean adjacent to U.S. territorial waters where the United States exercises limited control to prevent and punish infringements of its customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary laws.
• D. Australian territorial sea
  The Australian territorial sea is the belt of coastal waters extending up to 12 nautical miles from Australia's baseline, within which Australia exercises full sovereignty subject to certain navigational rights for other states.
• E. Northern Marine Region (Australia)
  The Northern Marine Region (Australia) is a federally managed marine area off northern Australia that encompasses diverse tropical coastal and offshore ecosystems, including gulfs, reefs, and important habitats for marine wildlife.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Australian contiguous zone
Target entity description: The Australian contiguous zone is a band of ocean beyond Australia’s territorial sea where the country exercises limited control to prevent and punish infringements of its customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary laws.

• 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. Australia federal offshore area
  The Australia federal offshore area is the region of ocean and seabed beyond state coastal waters that falls under the regulatory authority of the Australian Commonwealth for activities such as petroleum exploration and production.
• C. U.S. contiguous zone
  The U.S. contiguous zone is a band of ocean adjacent to U.S. territorial waters where the United States exercises limited control to prevent and punish infringements of its customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary laws.
• D. Australian territorial sea
  The Australian territorial sea is the belt of coastal waters extending up to 12 nautical miles from Australia's baseline, within which Australia exercises full sovereignty subject to certain navigational rights for other states.
• E. Northern Marine Region (Australia)
  The Northern Marine Region (Australia) is a federally managed marine area off northern Australia that encompasses diverse tropical coastal and offshore ecosystems, including gulfs, reefs, and important habitats for marine wildlife.
• F. None of above. chosen