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OAS seaname Detail for South China Sea (Nan Hai)
seanames_id: 106
Seaname: South China Sea (Nan Hai)
Sea code: 49
Definition: The limits of the South China Sea are the following: On the North: From Jiaowei Cape (20 Degrees 13 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 109 Degrees 55 Minutes 15 Seconds E), the southwestern extremity of Leizhou Peninsula, eastward, along the coast of China, to the mouth of Hanjiang River (23 Degrees 27 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 116 Degrees 52 Minutes E); thence a line joining the mouth of Hanjiang River eastward to Changshan Head (23 Degrees 25 Minutes 50 Seconds N - 116 Degrees 56 Minutes 25 Seconds E), the western extremity of Nanao Island; thence from Changshan Head eastward, along the southern coast of this island, to the southeastern extremity thereof (23 Degrees 23 Minutes 35 Seconds N - 117 Degrees 07 Minutes 15 Seconds E); thence a line joining the southeastern extremity of Nanao Island southeastward, along the southern banks of this island, to Eluan Cape (21 Degrees 53 Minutes 45 Seconds N - 120 Degrees 51 Minutes 30 Seconds E), the southern extremity of Taiwan Island (the common limit with the Taiwan Strait, see 7.2). On the East: A line joining Eluan Cape southeastward to the eastern extremity of Amianan Island (21 Degrees 06 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 121 Degrees 57 Minutes 25 Seconds E); thence from Amianan Island southward to the eastern point of Balintang Island (19 Degrees 57 Minutes 20 Seconds N - 122 Degrees 08 Minutes 35 Seconds E), and to Cape Engaño (18 Degrees 35 Minutes N - 122 Degrees 08 Minutes E), the northeastern extremity of Luzon Island; thence from Cape Engaño southward, through Luzon Island, to Fuego Point (14 Degrees 08 Minutes N - 120 Degrees 34 Minutes 30 Seconds E), on the southwestern coast of this island; thence from Fuego Point southwestward to Palapag Point (13 Degrees 51 Minutes N - 120 Degrees 04 Minutes 30 Seconds E), the northwestern extremity of Lubang Island; thence from Palapag Point southeastward to Cape Calavite (13 Degrees 26 Minutes 45 Seconds N - 120 Degrees 18 Minutes E), the northwestern extremity of Mindoro Island; (From Eluan Cape (Taiwan Island) to Cape Calavite (Mindoro Island): the common limit with the Philippine Sea, see 7.1) thence from Cape Calavite, southwestward to the northwestern extremity of Busuanga Island (12 Degrees 18 Minutes 40 Seconds N - 119 Degrees 51 Minutes 45 Seconds E), and to the northern extremity of Cabuli Island (11 Degrees 26 Minutes 45 Seconds N - 119 Degrees 29 Minutes 50 Seconds E); thence southward, through this island, to the southern extremity thereof (11 Degrees 25 Minutes 45 Seconds N - 119 Degrees 35 Minutes E); thence a line joining the southern extremity of Cabuli Island southward to Cabuli Point ( 11 Degrees 25 Minutes N - 119 Degrees 30 Minutes E), the northeastern extremity of Palawan Island; thence from Cabuli Point southwestward, along the western coast of Palawan Island, to Cape Buliluyan (8 Degrees 20 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 117 Degrees 10 Minutes 30 Seconds E), the southwestern extremity of this island; thence a line joining Cape Buliluyan southwestward to the northwestern extremity of Bancalan Island (8 Degrees 14 Minutes 50 Seconds N - 117 Degrees 04 Minutes 50 Seconds E); thence from the northwestern extremity of Bancalan Island southwestward, through the western side of the Secam Island reefs (8 Degrees 11 Minutes 40 Seconds N - 116 Degrees 59 Minutes E), and of the western shoals of Balabac Island (7 Degrees 55 Minutes N - 116 Degrees 49 Minutes E), to Cape Sempang Mangayan (7 Degrees 02 Minutes N - 116 Degrees 44 Minutes 45 Seconds E), the northern extremity of East Malaysia; (From Cape Calavite (Mindoro Island) to Cape Sempang Mangayan (East Malaysia): the common limit with the Sulu Sea, see 6.27) and thence from Cape Sempang Mangayan southwestward, along the coasts of East Malaysia and Brunei, to Cape Datu (2 Degrees 05 Minutes N - 109 Degrees 38 Minutes 20 Seconds E), the southwestern extremity of East Malaysia. On the South: A line joining Cape Datu northwestward to Subi Kecil Island (3 Degrees 03 Minutes N - 108 Degrees 51 Minutes 30 Seconds E), thence to Senua Island (4 Degrees 00 Minutes 40 Seconds N - 108 Degrees 25 Minutes 20 Seconds E), and to Sekatung Island (4 Degrees 47 Minutes 50 Seconds N - 108 Degrees 01 Minutes 25 Seconds E), the northern island to Natuna Archipelago; thence from Sekatung Island southwestward to Nanas Reef (3 Degrees 19 Minutes 50 Seconds N - 105 Degrees 57 Minutes E), thence to the western extremity of Mangkai Island (3 Degrees 05 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 105 Degrees 35 Minutes E), and to Damar Island (2 Degrees 44 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 105 Degrees 22 Minutes 50 Seconds E), in the Anambas Archipelago; thence from Damar Island southwestward to Cape Berakit (1 Degrees 13 Minutes 50 Seconds N - 104 Degrees 34 Minutes 10 Seconds E), the northern extremity of Bintan Island; (From Cape Datu (East Malaysia) to Cape Berakit (Bintan Island): the common limit with the Natuna Sea, see 6.4) and thence from Cape Berakit northwestward to Horsburgh Lighthouse (1 Degrees 19 Minutes 50 Seconds N - 104 Degrees 24 Minutes 30 Seconds E), on the Pedra Branca Rock, and to Cape Penyusop (1 Degrees 22 Minutes 10 Seconds N - 104 Degrees 17 Minutes 05 Seconds E), the southeastern extremity of West Malaysia ((the common limit with the Singapore Strait, see 6.5). On the West: From Cape Penyusop northwestward, along the eastern coast of West Malaysia, to the eastern side of the Mouth of Kelantan River (6 Degrees 13 Minutes N - 102 Degrees 13 Minutes 40 Seconds E); thence a line joining the eastern side of the mouth of Kelantan River northeastward to Cape Bai Bung (8 Degrees 36 Minutes 40 Seconds N - 104 Degrees 43 Minutes 15 Seconds E), the southwestern extremity of Viet-Nam (the common limit with the Gulf of Thailand, see 6.3); thence from Cape Bai Bung eastward and northward, along the coast of Viet Nam, to Cape Lai (17 Degrees 05 Minutes N - 107 Degrees 07 Minutes 15 Seconds E); thence a line joining Cape Lai, in Viet Nam, northeastward to Yingge Cape (18 Degrees 30 Minutes N - 108 Degrees 41 Minutes 30 Seconds E), the southwestern extremity of Hainan Island, China; thence from Yingge Cape northeastward, through Hainan Island, to Lingao Cape (20 Degrees 00 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 109 Degrees 42 Minutes 40 Seconds E), on the northwestern coast of this island; and thence a line joining Lingao Cape northeastward to Jiaowei Cape (20 Degrees 13 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 109 Degrees 55 Minutes 15 Seconds E), the southwestern extremity of Leizhou Peninsula, China (the common limit with the Gulf of Tonkin, see 6.2).
Citation: Limits of Oceans and Seas, 1986 (Draft 4th edition). IHB Special Publication 23, International Hydrographic Bureau, 203p.
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Keydate: 2000-09-13 04:00:00+00
Editdate: 2000-10-24 04:00:00+00