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OAS seaname Detail for Ionian Sea
| seanames_id: | 74 |
|---|---|
| Seaname: | Ionian Sea |
| Sea code: | 28H |
| Definition: | The limits of the Ionian Sea, situated between the eastern coast of Sicilia and the southern coast of Italy on the West, and the western coast of Greece on the East, are the following: On the North: A line joining Cape Santa Maria di Leuca (39 Degrees 47 Minutes 40 Seconds N - 18 Degrees 22 Minutes 05 Seconds E), the southeastern extremity of Italy, eastward to Cape Kefali (39 Degrees 45 Minutes 10 Seconds N - 19 Degrees 38 Minutes E), the western extremity of Kerkira (Corfú) Island, Greece; thence from Cape Kefali eastward, through this island, to Cape Kouloúra (39 Degrees 44 Minutes 42 Seconds N - 19 Degrees 56 Minutes 30 Seconds E), on the northeastern coast thereof; and thence a line joining Cape Kouloúra eastward to the mouth of Butrintit River (39 Degrees 44 Minutes 35 Seconds N - 19 Degrees 59 Minutes 20 Seconds E), on the coast of Albania (the common limit with the Adriatic Sea, see 3.1.2.1). On the East: From the mouth of Butrintit River, in Albania, southeastward, along the coasts of Albania and Greece, to Cape Maléas (36 Degrees 26 Minutes 15 Seconds N - 23 Degrees 12 Minutes E), the southeastern extremity of Peloponnisos; thence a line joining Cape Maléas southward to Cape Blembádha (35 Degrees 53 Minutes 24 Seconds N - 23 Degrees 18 Minutes 30 Seconds E), the northeastern extremity of Andikíthira Island; and thence from Cape Blembádha southward, along the western coast of this island, to Cape Apolitárais (35 Degrees 49 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 23 Degrees 19 Minutes 30 Seconds E), the southern extremity thereof (the common limit with the Aegean Sea, see 3.1.2.4). On the South: A line joining Cape Apolitárais westward to Cape Passero (36 Degrees 40 Minutes N - 15 Degrees 08 Minutes E), the southeastern extremity of Sicilia. On the West: From Cape Passero northward, along the eastern coast of Sicilia, to Cape Peloro (38 Degrees 16 Minutes N - 15 Degrees 39 Minutes 17 Seconds E), the northeastern extremity of this island; thence a line joining Cape Peloro eastward to Cape Paci (38 Degrees 15 Minutes 06 Seconds N - 15 Degrees 42 Minutes 10 Seconds E), on the southwestern coast of Italy (the common limit with the Tirreno Sea, see 3.1.1.5); and thence from Cape Paci northeastward, along the southern coast of Italy, to Cape Santa Maria di Leuca (39 Degrees 47 Minutes 40 Seconds N - 18 Degrees 22 Minutes 05 Seconds E), the southeastern extremity thereof. |
| 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 |