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OAS seaname Detail for Beaufort Sea
| seanames_id: | 46 |
|---|---|
| Seaname: | Beaufort Sea |
| Sea code: | 13 |
| Definition: | The limits of the Beaufort Sea, situated off the northern coasts of Alaska and Canada, and bounded on the East by Prince Patrick and Banks Islands, are the following: On the Northwest: A line joining Point Barrow (71 Degrees 24 Minutes N - 156 Degrees 28 Minutes W), the northern extremity of Alaska, northeastward to Lands End (a point at 76 Degrees 20 Minutes N - 122 Degrees 35 Minutes W), on the northwestern coast of Prince Patrick Island. On the East: From Lands End southward, along the western coast of Prince Patrick Island, to Griffiths Point (76 Degrees 05 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 123 Degrees 01 Minutes W), the western extremity of this island; thence a line joining Griffiths Point southward to Cape Prince Alfred (74 Degrees 20 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 124 Degrees 46 Minutes W), the northwestern extremity of Banks Island; thence from Cape Prince Alfred southward, along the western coast of this island, to Cape Kellett (71 Degrees 58 Minutes N - 126 Degrees 01 Minutes W), the western extremity thereof; and thence a line joining Cape Kellett southwestward to Cape Bathurst (70 Degrees 34 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 128 Degrees 02 Minutes W), on the northern coast of Canada (the common limit with the Northwestern Passages, see 9.14). On the South: From Cape Bathurst westward, along the northern coasts of Canada and Alaska, to Point Barrow (71 Degrees 24 Minutes N - 156 Degrees 28 Minutes W), the northern extremity of Alaska. |
| 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 |