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OAS seaname Detail for Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
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73 |
| Seaname: |
Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Sea code: |
18 |
| Definition: |
The limits of the Inner Seas, situated between the western coast of Scotland, the eastern coasts of the Outer Hebrides Islands, and the northern coast of Ireland, are the following : On the North: A line joining the Butt of Lewis (58 Degrees 31 Minutes N - 6 Degrees 15 Minutes 40 Seconds W), the northern extremity of Isle of Lewis, eastward to Cape Wrath (58 Degrees 37 Minutes 36 Seconds N - 5 Degrees 00 Minutes 06 Seconds W), the northwestern extremity of Scotland. On the East: From Cape Wrath southward, along the western coast of Scotland, to the southeastern extremity of Mull of Galloway (54 Degrees 38 Minutes N - 4 Degrees 51'20 Seconds W). On the South: A line joining the southeastern extremity of Mull of Galloway, in Scotland, southwestward to Ballyquintin Point (54 Degrees 19'55 Seconds N - 5 Degrees 30 Minutes W ), in Ireland (the common limit with the Irish Sea and St. George's Channel, see 1.4); and thence from Ballyquintin Point northward and westward, along the coast of Ireland, to Bloody Foreland (55 Degrees 09'33 Seconds N - 8 Degrees 17 Minutes W ). On the West: A line joining Bloody Foreland, on the northwestern coast of Ireland, northward to the western extremity of Tory Island (55 Degrees 16'24 Seconds N - 8 Degrees 15'10 Seconds W), and to Barra Head (56 Degrees 46'42 Seconds N - 7 Degrees 38'10 Seconds W), the southern extremity of Berneray Island, the southern island of the Outer Hebrides Islands; and thence from Berneray Island northward, through the Outer Hebrides Islands, to Butt of Lewis (58 Degrees 31 Minutes N - 6 Degrees 15'40 Seconds W), the northern extremity of Isle of Lewis, in such a manner that the western coasts of the island appertain to the North Atlantic Ocean and all the narrow waters appertain to the Inner Seas. |
| 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 14:10:32+00 |