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OAS seaname Detail for Iceland Sea
| seanames_id: |
71 |
| Seaname: |
Iceland Sea |
| Sea code: |
23S |
| Definition: |
The limits of the Iceland Sea, situated between the northern coast of Iceland and Greenland, and bounded by Jan Mayen Island on the Northeast and by Fuglö Island (in the Færoe Islands) on the Southeast, are the following: On the North: A line joining the eastern coast of Greenland (70 Degrees 49 Minutes 35 Seconds N - 21 Degrees 42 Minutes W) eastward, along the parallel of 70 Degrees 49 Minutes 35 Seconds N, to South Cape (70 Degrees 49 Minutes 35 Seconds N - 9 Degrees 00 Seconds W), the southern extremity of Jan Mayen Island (the common limit with the Greenland Sea, see 9.6). On the East: A line joining South Cape southward to the northeastern extremity of Fuglö Island (62 Degrees 20 Minutes 35 Seconds N - 6 Degrees 14 Minutes 50 Seconds W), in the Færoe Islands (the common limit with the Norwegian Sea, see 9.7). On the South: A line joining the northeastern extremity of Fuglö Island northwestward to Stokksnes Cape (64 Degrees 14 Minutes 25 Seconds N - 14 Degrees 57 Minutes 50 Seconds W), on the eastern coast of Iceland (the common limit with the North Atlantic Ocean, see 1.); thence from Stokksnes Cape northwestward, along the eastern and northern coasts of Iceland, to Bjargtangar (65 Degrees 30 Minutes 15 Seconds N - 24 Degrees 32 Minutes 20 Seconds W), the western extremity thereof; and thence a line joining Bjargtangar northwestward to Cape Edward Holm (67 Degrees 51 Minutes N - 32 Degrees 11 Minutes W), on the eastern coast of Greenland (the common limit with the Greenland Sea, see 1.16). On the West: From Cape Edward Holm northeastward, along the eastern coast of Greenland, to the parallel of 70 Degrees 49 Minutes 35 Seconds N. |
| 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: |
2012-12-12 18:16:22+00 |