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OAS seaname Detail for Aegean Sea
| seanames_id: | 33 |
|---|---|
| Seaname: | Aegean Sea |
| Sea code: | 28J |
| Definition: | The limits of the Aegean Sea, situated between the coasts of Greece and Turkey, are the following: On the West and the North: From Cape Maléas (36 Degrees 26 Minutes 15 Seconds N - 23 Degrees 12 Minutes E), the southeastern extremity of Peloponnisos, northward and eastward, along the coast of Greece, to the mouth of Évros or Meric River (40 Degrees 43 Minutes 55 Seconds N - 26 Degrees 02 Minutes 15 Seconds E), the frontier between Greece and Turkey. On the East: From the mouth of Évros or Meric River southward, along the coast of Turkey, to Mehmetçik Cape (40 Degrees 02 Minutes 40 Seconds N - 26 Degrees 10 Minutes 30 Seconds E); thence a line joining Mehmetçik Cape, across the western entrance of the Dardanelles (Çanakkale Strait), to Kumkale Cape (40 Degrees 00 Minutes 35 Seconds N - 26 Degrees 11 Minutes 55 Seconds E) (the common limit with the Sea of Marmara, see 3.2); and thence from Kumkae Cape southward, along the western coast of Turkey, to Akyar Cape (36 Degrees 41 Minutes 26 Seconds N - 28 Degrees 13 Minutes 30 Seconds E). On the South: A line joining Akyar Cape, on the southwestern coast of Turkey, southward to Zonari Cape (36 Degrees 27 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 28 Degrees 13 Minutes 15 Seconds E), the northern extremity of Rodhos Island, Greece; thence from Zonari Cape southwestward, along the western coast of Rodhos Island, to Cape Prásson (35 Degrees 52 Minutes 45 Seconds N - 27 Degrees 45 Minutes E), the southern extremity of this island; thence a line joining Cape Prásson southwestward to Cape Vróndi (35 Degrees 32 Minutes 45 Seconds N - 27 Degrees 13 Minutes 10 Seconds E), on the eastern coast of Kárpathos Island; then from Cape Vróndi southward, through this island, to Cape Kastéllos (35 Degrees 23 Minutes 45 Seconds N - 27 Degrees 08 Minutes 12 Seconds E), the southern extremity thereof; thence a line joining Cape Kastéllos southwestward to Cape Pláka (35 Degrees 11 Minutes 50 Seconds N - 26 Degrees 19 Minutes E), on the eastern coast of Kríti Island; thence from Cape Pláka westward, along the northern coast of Kríti Island, to Cape Kokkála (35 Degrees 38 Minutes 55 Seconds N - 23 Degrees 34 Minutes 35 Seconds E), the northern extremity of Ágria Gramvoúsa Island, off the northwestern extremity of Kríti Island; thence a line joining Cape Kokkála northwestward to Cape Apolitárais (35 Degrees 49 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 23 Degrees 19 Minutes 30 Seconds E), the southern extremity of Andikíthira Island; thence from Cape Apolitárais northward, along the eastern coast of Andikíthira Island, to Cape Blembádha (35 Degrees 53 Minutes 24 Seconds N - 23 Degrees 18 Minutes 30 Seconds E), the northeastern extremity of this island; and thence a line joining Cape Blembádha northward to Cape Maléas (36 Degrees 26 Minutes 15 Seconds N - 23 Degrees 12 Minutes E), the southeastern extremity of Peloponnisos (the common limit with the Ionian Sea, see 3.1.2.3). |
| 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 |