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OAS seaname Detail for South Pacific Ocean
| seanames_id: | 107 |
|---|---|
| Seaname: | South Pacific Ocean |
| Sea code: | 61 |
| Definition: | The limits of the South Pacific Ocean are the following: On the North: The Equator, from Cape Wariai (0 Degrees 01 Minutes 20 Seconds S - 131 Degrees 02 Minutes 40 Seconds E), on the northern coast of Waigeo Island (Indonesia), eastward to the coast of Ecuador, but including those islands of Kiribati (Gilbert) Islands and Galapagos (Colón) Islands which lie to the northward thereof. (The common limit with the North Pacific Ocean, see 7.) On the East: The western coast of South america, from the Equator southward to Cape de Hornos (55 Degrees 58 Minutes 45 Seconds S - 67 Degrees 16 Minutes W), the southern extremity of Hornos Island, the southern island of Tierra del Fuego ; and thence a line joining Cape de Hornos southward, along the meridian of 67 Degrees 16 Minutes W, to the coast of the Antarctic continent (the common limit with the South Atlantic Ocean, see 4.). On the South: The coast of the Antarctic continent, from the meridian of 67 Degrees 16 Minutes W westward to the meridian of 146 Degrees 49 Minutes 25 Seconds E. On the West : A line joining the Antarctic continent northward, along the meridian of 146 Degrees 49 Minutes 25 Seconds E, to South East Cape (43 Degrees 38 Minutes 40 Seconds S - 146 Degrees 49 Minutes 25 Seconds E), the southern extremity of Tasmania; thence from South East Cape northward, along the eastern and northern coasts of Tasmania, to Cape Grim (40 Degrees 40 Minutes 55 Seconds S - 144 Degrees 41 Minutes E), on the northwestern coast of this island; thence a line joining Cape Grim northwestward to Stokes Point (40 Degrees 09 Minutes 24 Seconds S - 143 Degrees 55 Minutes 24 Seconds E), the southern extremity of King Island; thence from Stokes Point northward, along the eastern coast of King Island, to Cape Wickham (39 Degrees 55 Minutes S - 143 Degrees 57 Minutes E), the northern extremity of this island; thence a line joining Cape Wickham northwestward to Cape Otway (38 Degrees 51 Minutes 30 Seconds S - 143 Degrees 30 Minutes 35 Seconds E), on the southeastern coast of Australia; (the common limit with the Indian Ocean, see 5.) thence from Cape Otway northward, along the eastern coast of Australia, to Slade Point (10 Degrees 59 Minutes S - 142 Degrees 07 Minutes 35 Seconds E), the northwestern extremity of Cape York Peninsula; thence a line joining Slade Point northwestward to the mouth of Torassi River (9 Degrees 07 Minutes 45 Seconds S - 141 Degrees 01 Minutes E), the frontier between Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea (the common limit with the South China and Eastern Archipelagic Seas, see 6.); thence from the mouth of Torassi River, eastward along the southern coast of Papua New Guinea and northwestward along the northern coasts of Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya, to Cape Sorong (0 Degrees 49 Minutes 30 Seconds S - 131 Degrees 13 Minutes 30 Seconds E), the northwestern extremity of Irian Jaya; thence a line joining Cape Sorong northward to Cape Imbikwan (0 Degrees 23 Minutes S - 131 Degrees 14 Minutes 20 Seconds E), the southeastern extremity of Waigeo Island (the common limit with the Halmahera Sea, see 6.22); and thence from Cape Imbikwan northward, along the eastern coast of Waigeo Island, to Cape Wariai (0 Degrees 01 Minutes 20 Seconds S - 131 Degrees 02 Minutes 40 Seconds E), on the northern coast of this island. |
| Citation: | Limits of Oceans and Seas, 1986 (Draft 4th edition). IHB Special Publication 23, International Hydrographic Bureau, 203p. |
| Deprecated: | false |
| Metadata version: | 0 |
| Keydate: | 2000-09-13 04:00:00+00 |
| Editdate: | 2000-10-24 04:00:00+00 |