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OAS seaname Detail for Arabian Sea
| seanames_id: | 36 |
|---|---|
| Seaname: | Arabian Sea |
| Sea code: | 39 |
| Definition: | The limits of the Arabian Sea, situated in the northern part of the Indian Ocean, are the following: On the North and the East: From Cape J Degrees wani (25 Degrees 01 Minutes 10 Seconds N - 61 Degrees 44 Minutes 15 Seconds E), in Pakistan, eastward and southward, along the coasts of Pakistan and India, to Devgad Island (14 Degrees 49 Minutes 10 Seconds N - 74 Degrees 03 Minutes 30 Seconds E), off the western coast of India; thence a line joining Devgad Island southwestward to Cora Divh (13 Degrees 42 Minutes N - 72 Degrees 10 Minutes E) and thence southward, along the western side of the Lakshadweep and Maldives Islands, to the southern extremity of Addu Atoll (0 Degrees 42 Minutes S - 73 Degrees 09 Minutes 30 Seconds E) (the common limit with the Lakshadweep Sea, see 5.9). On the South: A line joining the southern extremity of Addu Atoll northwestward to Cape Hafun (10 Degrees 26 Minutes N - 51 Degrees 25 Minutes E), in Somalia. On the West: From Cape Hafun northward, along the coast of Somalia, to Cape Asir (11 Degrees 50 Minutes N - 51 Degrees 17 Minutes E); thence a line joining Cape Asir northeastward to Cape Fartak (15 Degrees 38 Minutes N - 52 Degrees 13 Minutes 30 Seconds E), in Southern Yemen (the common limit with the Gulf of Aden, see 5.5).; thence from Cape Fartak, in Southern Yemen, northeastward, along the coasts of Southern Yemen and Oman, to Cape Al H,add (22 Degrees 32 Minutes N - 59 Degrees 47 Minutes 30 Seconds E), in Oman; and thence a line joining Cape Al H,add, in Oman, northeastward to Cape J Degrees wani (25 Degrees 01 Minutes 10 Seconds N - 61 Degrees 44 Minutes 15 Seconds E), in Pakistan (the common limit with the Gulf of Oman, see 5.7). |
| 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 |