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OAS seaname Detail for Sulawesi Sea
| seanames_id: | 109 |
|---|---|
| Seaname: | Sulawesi Sea |
| Sea code: | 48R |
| Definition: | The limits of the Sulawesi Sea, lying off the eastern coasts of East Malaysia and Kalimantan and the northern coast of Sulawesi Island, and bounded on the North by the Mindanao Sea, are the following: On the North: A line joining Cape Labian (5 Degrees 08 Minutes 40 Seconds N - 119 Degrees 12 Minutes 45 Seconds E), on the eastern coast of East Malaysia, southeastward to the northern extremity of Sibutu Island (4 Degrees 54 Minutes 50 Seconds N - 119 Degrees 27 Minutes 10 Seconds E) (the common limit with the Sulu Sea, see 6.27), and thence southward, along the eastern coast of this island, to the parallel of 4 Degrees 45 Minutes N; and thence eastward along the parallel of 4 Degrees 45 Minutes N, from Sibutu Island to the northern extremity of Marore Island (4 Degrees 45 Minutes N - 125 Degrees 29 Minutes 20 Seconds E) (the common limit with the Mindanao Sea, see 6.26). On the East: A line joining the southern extremity of Marore Island (4 Degrees 44 Minutes N - 125 Degrees 28 Minutes 45 Seconds E) southward to Cape Tendabalu (3 Degrees 44 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 125 Degrees 27 Minutes E), the northern extremity of Sangihe Island (see 7.1); thence from Cape Tendabalu southward, along the western coast of Sangihe Island, to Cape Punguwatu (3 Degrees 20 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 125 Degrees 36 Minutes 40 Seconds E), the southern extremity of this island; and thence a line joining Cape Punguwatu southward, through Kahakitang Island (3 Degrees 11 Minutes N - 125 Degrees 31 Minutes E), Para Island (3 Degrees 05 Minutes N - 125 Degrees 30 Minutes 30 Seconds E), Siau Island (2 Degrees 44 Minutes N - 125 Degrees 23 Minutes E), Tahulandang Island (2 Degrees 21 Minutes N - 125 Degrees 25 Minutes E), and Biaro Island (2 Degrees 06 Minutes N - 125 Degrees 22 Minutes E), to Cape Puisan (1 Degrees 41 Minutes 30 Seconds - 125 Degrees 10 Minutes 20 Seconds E), on the northeastern coast of Sulawesi Island (the common limit with the Maluku Sea, see 6.23). On the South: From Cape Puisan westward, along the northern coast of Sulawesi Island, to Cape Besar (1 Degrees 19 Minutes 50 Seconds N - 120 Degrees 48 Minutes 50 Seconds E); and thence a line joining Cape Besar westward to Cape Mangkalihat (1 Degrees 01430 Seconds N - 118 Degrees 59 Minutes 50 Seconds E), on the eastern coast of Kalimantan (the common limit with the Makasar Strait, see 6.8). On the West : The eastern coasts of Kalimantan and East Malaysia, from Cape Mangkalihat, in Kalimantna, northward to Cape Labian (5 Degrees 08 Minutes 40 Seconds N - 119 Degrees 12 Minutes 45 Seconds E), in East Malaysia. |
| 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: | 2003-02-12 18:39:13+00 |