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(b) to a distance of 200 nautical miles from the baselines of the territorial sea of Canada where the outer edge of the continental margin does not extend up to that distance;
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I was curious as to how the "baseline" was established.
From a wikipedia article regarding UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on Laws of the Sea):
The convention set the definition of Archipelagic States in Part IV, which also define how the state can draw its teritorial borders.
A baseline is drawn between the outermost points of the outermost islands. All waters inside this baseline is described as Archipelagic Waters and are included as part of the state's territory. This baseline is also used to chart its territorial waters 12 nautical miles (22 km) from the baseline and EEZ 200 nautical miles (370 km) from the baseline.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...Law_of_the_Sea
Wouldn't that suggest that the NW passage is part of Canadian waters?