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OAS seaname Detail for Gulf of Aden
| seanames_id: | 62 |
|---|---|
| Seaname: | Gulf of Aden |
| Sea code: | 38 |
| Definition: | The limits of the Gulf of Aden, a wide strait linking the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea, are the following: On the North: From Hisn Mur Degrees d (12 Degrees 40 Minutes 20 Seconds N - 43 Degrees 30 Minutes 20 Seconds E) eastward, along the coast of Southern Yemen, to Cape Fartak (15 Degrees 38 Minutes N - 52 Degrees 13 Minutes 30 Seconds E). On the East: A line joining Cape Fartak, in Southern Yemen, southwestward to Cape Asir (11 Degrees 50 Minutes N - 51 Degrees 17 Minutes E), in Somalia the common limit with the Arabian Sea, see 5.8). On the South and the West: From Cape Asir, in Somalia, westward and northward, along the coasts of Somalia and Djibouti, to Cape Si Ane (12 Degrees 28 Minutes 50 Seconds N - 43 Degrees 19 Minutes 10 Seconds E), in Djibouti. On the Northwest: A line joining Cape Si Ane, in Djibouti, northeastward to Hisn Mur Degrees d (12 Degrees 40 Minutes 20 Seconds N - 43 Degrees 30 Minutes 20 Seconds E), in Southern Yemen (the common limit with the Red Sea, see 5.4). |
| 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 |