### Question
What does contiguous zone mean?


### Answer
**Contiguous zone** has the following meaning in *33 U.S.C. § 1362*:

> the entire zone established or to be established by the United States under article 24 of the Convention of the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone

#### Citation:
  - *33 U.S.C. § 1362*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 26-WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL > SUBCHAPTER V-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

