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OAS seaname Detail for Scotia Sea
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Seaname: Scotia Sea
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Definition: An area defined by the southeastern extremity of South America and the South Shetland Islands on the west and by South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands to the north and east, with the following limits:

On the North:
From Cabo1 San Juan (54°43'S – 63°48'W), the eastern extremity of Isla2 de los Estados, eastward, a line to a position 53°08'S – 45°00'W, northwest of South Georgia; thence from this position southeastward, a line to Main Island (54°00'S – 38°13'W), the eastern extremity of South Georgia;
thence from Main Island southeastward along the southern coast of South Georgia, to Cape Vahsel (56°57'S – 35°48'W ), the eastern extremity of this island;
and thence from Cape Vahsel southeastward, a line to Zavodovski Island (56°18'S – 27°34'W), the northern island of the South Sandwich.

On the East:
In such a way so as to include the islands of the South Sandwich in the Scotia Sea, and generally southward, from Zavodovski Island a line to Visokoi Island (56°44'S – 27°06'W), then a line to Candlemas Island (57°06'S – 26°41'W), then a line to Saunders Island (57°48'S – 26°23'W), then a line to Montagu Island (58°30'S – 26°16'W), then a line to Bristol Island (59°02'S – 26°27'W), then a line to Cook Island (59°27' – 27°09'W) and then a line to Thule Island (59°28'S – 27°21'W), the western island of the South Thule Islands.


On the South:
From Thule Island westward, a line to Cape Dundas (60°44'S – 44°24'W), the eastern extremity of Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands;
thence from Cape Dundas westward, along the north coast of Laurie Island, to Route Point (60°43’S – 44°44’W), the western extremity of this island;
thence from Route Point westward, a line to the southeastern extremity of Powell Island (60°42’S – 44°59’W) , in the South Orkney Islands;
thence from the southeastern extremity of Powell Island northward, along the eastern coast of this island, to Cape Faraday (60°37’S – 45°03’W), the northern extremity thereof;
thence from Cape Faraday southwestward, a line to Rayner Point (60°39’S – 45°10’W), on the northeastern coast of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands;
thence from Rayner Point westward, along the northern coast of Coronation Island, to Return Point (60°38'S - 46°02'W), the southwestern extremity of this island;
and thence from Return Point westward, a line to Cape Lloyd (61°08'S – 53°59'W), the northern extremity of Shishkova / Clarence Island.

On the West:
From Cape Lloyd northwestward, a line to Cabo1 San Juan (54°43'S – 63°48'W), the eastern extremity of Isla2 de los Estrados.
Citation: IHO PUBLICATION S-23, Limits of Oceans and Seas, Draft 4th Edition, 2002
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Keydate: 2001-08-21 14:21:15+00
Editdate: 2024-08-22 14:49:18+00