Archipelagic Baselines are used for nations made up wholly of islands. Which statement is true?

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Archipelagic Baselines are used for nations made up wholly of islands. Which statement is true?

Archipelagic baselines are drawn to enclose the outer limits of an island nation's archipelago, so the waters inside the baselines become archipelagic waters. The lines are set to follow the general configuration of the islands and their outer rim, forming a system that surrounds all the islands rather than tracing a single mainland coastline. This is why drawing baselines around all islands in the archipelago’s general configuration is the correct statement. The other ideas don’t fit: there’s no fixed water-to-land ratio requirement for archipelagic baselines; the ratio can vary. There are limits on how long straight baseline segments can be, and they are not allowed to be as long as 200 nautical miles. Baselines do not have to follow the continental mainland shoreline; they are drawn to encircle the islands in the archipelago.

Archipelagic baselines are drawn to enclose the outer limits of an island nation's archipelago, so the waters inside the baselines become archipelagic waters. The lines are set to follow the general configuration of the islands and their outer rim, forming a system that surrounds all the islands rather than tracing a single mainland coastline. This is why drawing baselines around all islands in the archipelago’s general configuration is the correct statement.

The other ideas don’t fit: there’s no fixed water-to-land ratio requirement for archipelagic baselines; the ratio can vary. There are limits on how long straight baseline segments can be, and they are not allowed to be as long as 200 nautical miles. Baselines do not have to follow the continental mainland shoreline; they are drawn to encircle the islands in the archipelago.

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