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  • Removing “EEZ” or “Exclusive Economic Zone” from the label (because it’s implied by the Layer)

  • Simplified boundaries

    • Nations do not necessarily measure their territorial claims from the shoreline, but from what is called the “baseline” which can be further offshore. It simplifies borders by tracing straight lines across bays and between peninsulas. This makes it appear the 12 NM territorial waters do not touch every part of the coastline.

    • Skylight performs light processing that impacts boundaries, specifically simplifying the shapes of the files so the layer loads quickly in Skylight. Without the simplification there would be lag in the map loading, especially for areas with low internet bandwidth. The results of this shape simplification are most obvious nearshore where you’ll see the area does not following the coastline:

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