Definition of "isobath" [isobath]

• A line on a chart joining places of equal depth of water; a depth contour (noun)

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• "Maritime Claims: Territorial sea to 200 nautical miles and the continental shelf, 100 nautical miles from 2,500-meter isobath"
• "Incze and Paul [31] linked low densities of copepods within the 70 meter (m) isobath in Bristol Bay with low abundance of Tanner crab larvae."
• "Maritime Claims: territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or 100 nm from the 2,500-m isobath"