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OAS seaname Detail for Gulf of Aqaba
| seanames_id: | 16 |
|---|---|
| Seaname: | Gulf of Aqaba |
| Sea code: | 36 |
| Definition: | The Gulf of Aqaba is situated northeastward and adjacent to the Red Sea, bounded by the coasts of Sinai Peninsula and Arabian Peninsula. Its southern limit with the Red Sea (in the Strait of T Degrees r Degrees n) is the following: A line joining Cape Al Qa Degrees bah (28 Degrees 01430 Seconds N - 34 Degrees 37 Minutes 15 Seconds E), in Saudi Arabia, southwestward to position 27 Degrees 58 Minutes 10 Seconds N - 34 Degrees 35 Minutes E) on the coast of T Degrees r Degrees n Island; thence from this position southward, through T Degrees r Degrees n Island, to its southwestern extremity (27 Degrees 54 Minutes 50 Seconds N - 34 Degrees 33 Minutes E); and thence from the southwestern extremity of T Degrees r Degrees n Island westward, along the parallel of 27 Degrees 54 Minutes 50 Seconds N, to the coast of Sinai Peninsula, in Egypt. |
| 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 |