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OAS seaname Detail for Gulf of Oman
| seanames_id: | 66 |
|---|---|
| Seaname: | Gulf of Oman |
| Sea code: | 40 |
| Definition: | The limits of the Gulf of Oman, a wide strait linking the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea, are the following: On the North: A line joining Cape L Degrees mah (25 Degrees 56 Minutes 35 Seconds N - 56 Degrees 27 Minutes 30 Seconds E), in Oman, eastward to Cape Al K Degrees h (25 Degrees 47 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 57 Degrees 18 Minutes E), in Iran (the common limit with the Persian Gulf, see 5.6) and thence from Cape Al K Degrees h, in Iran, eastward, along the coasts of Iran and Pakistan, to Cape J Degrees wani (25 Degrees 01 Minutes 10 Seconds N -61 Degrees 44 Minutes 15 Seconds E), in Pakistan. On the East: A line joining Cape J Degrees wani, in Pakistan, southwestward to Cape Al H,add (22 Degrees 32 Minutes N - 59 Degrees 47 Minutes 30 Seconds E), in Oman (the common limit with the Arabian Sea, see 5.8). On the South and the West: From Cape Al H,add, in Oman, northwestward, along the coasts of Oman and the United Arab Emirates, to Cape L Degrees mah (25 Degrees 56 Minutes 35 Seconds N - 56 Degrees 27 Minutes 30 Seconds E), in Oman. |
| 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 |