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OAS seaname Detail for Gulf of Bothnia (Bay of Bothnia and Bothnian Sea)
| seanames_id: |
63 |
| Seaname: |
Gulf of Bothnia (Bay of Bothnia and Bothnian Sea) |
| Sea code: |
1A |
| Definition: |
The limits of the Gulf of Bothnia, situated in the northern part of the Baltic Sea, are the following: On the West and the North and the East: The coast of Sweden and Finland, from Simpnäsklubb (59 Degrees 53 Minutes 36 Seconds N - 19 Degrees 05 Minutes E), in Sweden, to Hanko Head (59 Degrees 48 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 22 Degrees 53 Minutes 50 Seconds E), in Finland. On the South: A line joining Simpnäsklubb, in Sweden, eastward to Flöjan (a rock at 59 Degrees 48 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 19 Degrees 47 Minutes 20 Seconds E); thence from Flöjan eastward to Lågskär (an islet at 59 Degrees 50 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 19 Degrees 55 Minutes 15 Seconds E); thence from Lågskär eastward to Fästörna (a rock at 59 Degrees 51 Minutes 22 Seconds N - 20 Degrees 20 Minutes 45 Seconds E); thence from Fästörna eastward to Kökarsören (an island at 59 Degrees 46 Minutes 05 Seconds N - 21 Degrees 01 Minutes 20 Seconds E); thence from Kökarsören eastward to Vänö-Kalkstär (an islet at 59 Degrees 46 Minutes 55 Seconds N - 22 Degrees 03 Minutes 50 Seconds E); of Finland - in such a way that the Aland Islands and all the adjacent shoals and channels are included in the Gulf of Bothnia. |
| Citation: |
Limits of Oceans and Seas, 1986 (Draft 4th edition). IHB Special Publication 23, International Hydrographic Bureau, 203p. |
| Deprecated: |
false |
| Metadata version: |
1 |
| Keydate: |
2000-09-13 04:00:00+00 |
| Editdate: |
2024-08-22 14:30:50+00 |