Libyan contiguous zone
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The Libyan contiguous zone is a band of sea adjacent to Libya’s territorial waters where the state exercises limited control to prevent and punish infringements of its customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary laws.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Libyan contiguous zone canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9052976 — 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: Libyan contiguous zone Context triple: [Libyan territorial waters, relatedTo, Libyan contiguous zone]
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A.
Libyan exclusive economic zone
The Libyan exclusive economic zone is a maritime area in the Mediterranean Sea where Libya holds special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources beyond its territorial waters.
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B.
Libyan territorial waters
Libyan territorial waters are the maritime zones adjacent to Libya’s coastline in the Mediterranean Sea where Libya exercises sovereign rights and control under international law.
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C.
Libyan coast
The Libyan coast is the stretch of shoreline along the Mediterranean Sea that borders the North African country of Libya, featuring a mix of sandy beaches, ports, and coastal cities such as Tripoli and Benghazi.
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D.
Egyptian contiguous zone
The Egyptian contiguous zone is a band of sea adjacent to Egypt’s territorial waters where the state exercises limited control to prevent and punish infringements of its customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary laws.
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E.
Libya–Tunisia border
The Libya–Tunisia border is an international boundary in North Africa separating Libya and Tunisia, running from the Mediterranean coast through desert regions near oases such as Ghadames.
- 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: Libyan contiguous zone Target entity description: The Libyan contiguous zone is a band of sea adjacent to Libya’s territorial waters where the state exercises limited control to prevent and punish infringements of its customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary laws.
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A.
Libyan exclusive economic zone
The Libyan exclusive economic zone is a maritime area in the Mediterranean Sea where Libya holds special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources beyond its territorial waters.
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B.
Libyan territorial waters
Libyan territorial waters are the maritime zones adjacent to Libya’s coastline in the Mediterranean Sea where Libya exercises sovereign rights and control under international law.
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C.
Libyan coast
The Libyan coast is the stretch of shoreline along the Mediterranean Sea that borders the North African country of Libya, featuring a mix of sandy beaches, ports, and coastal cities such as Tripoli and Benghazi.
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D.
Egyptian contiguous zone
The Egyptian contiguous zone is a band of sea adjacent to Egypt’s territorial waters where the state exercises limited control to prevent and punish infringements of its customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary laws.
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E.
Libya–Tunisia border
The Libya–Tunisia border is an international boundary in North Africa separating Libya and Tunisia, running from the Mediterranean coast through desert regions near oases such as Ghadames.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | contiguous zone ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Libyan territorial sea
ⓘ
linked to:
Libyan territorial waters
territorial waters of Libya ⓘ
linked to:
Libyan territorial waters
|
| allows |
enforcement of customs regulations
ⓘ
enforcement of fiscal regulations ⓘ enforcement of immigration regulations ⓘ enforcement of sanitary regulations ⓘ |
| coastalState |
State of Libya
ⓘ
linked to:
Libya
|
| coastLineOf | Libya ⓘ |
| country | Libya ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Libyan exclusive economic zone
ⓘ
Libyan territorial sea ⓘ
linked to:
Libyan territorial waters
|
| governedBy |
Libyan national maritime legislation
ⓘ
international law of the sea ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
border control at sea
ⓘ
control of illegal immigration by sea ⓘ control of smuggling and customs violations ⓘ protection of fiscal interests at sea ⓘ protection of public health at sea ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasisIn |
UNCLOS Article 33
ⓘ
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
area beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea
ⓘ
not part of Libyan territorial sea ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
Southern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| maximumBreadth | 24 nautical miles from the baselines ⓘ |
| measuredFrom | baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured ⓘ |
| outerLimitRelativeToTerritorialSea | up to 12 nautical miles beyond the outer limit of the territorial sea ⓘ |
| partOf | Libyan maritime zones ⓘ |
| partOfRegime | international maritime zones under UNCLOS ⓘ |
| purpose |
prevention of infringement of customs laws
ⓘ
prevention of infringement of fiscal laws ⓘ prevention of infringement of immigration laws ⓘ prevention of infringement of sanitary laws ⓘ punishment of infringement of customs laws ⓘ punishment of infringement of fiscal laws ⓘ punishment of infringement of immigration laws ⓘ punishment of infringement of sanitary laws ⓘ |
| region | North Africa ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Libyan exclusive economic zone
ⓘ
Libyan territorial sea ⓘ
linked to:
Libyan territorial waters
|
| rightsOfCoastalState |
control to prevent infringement of laws within territory or territorial sea
ⓘ
control to punish infringement of laws within territory or territorial sea ⓘ |
| sovereigntyExtent |
limited control
ⓘ
no full sovereignty ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
freedom of navigation of other states
ⓘ
rights of other states under international law ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Libyan contiguous zone Description of subject: The Libyan contiguous zone is a band of sea adjacent to Libya’s territorial waters where the state exercises limited control to prevent and punish infringements of its customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary laws.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.