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OAS seaname Detail for Ligurian Sea
| seanames_id: | 83 |
|---|---|
| Seaname: | Ligurian Sea |
| Sea code: | 28F |
| Definition: | The limits of the Ligure Sea, situated between the northwestern coast of Italy and the northern extremity of Island of Corse, are the following: On the North and the East: From the frontier between France and Italy (43 Degrees 47 Minutes 06 Seconds N - 7 Degrees 31 Minutes 52 Seconds E) eastward and southward, along the northwestern coast of Italy, to the parallel of 43 Degrees N. On the South: A line joining the coast of Italy westward, along the parallel of 43 Degrees N, to the northeastern coast of Cape Corse (43 Degrees N - 9 Degrees 26 Minutes 38 Seconds E), the northern part of Island of Corse (the common limit with the Tirreno Sea, see 3.1.1.5); and thence westward, along the northern coast of Cape Corse, to Cape Grosso (43 Degrees 00 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 9 Degrees 21 Minutes 30 Seconds E), the western extremity thereof. On the West A line joining Cape Grosso northwestward to the frontier between France and Italy (43 Degrees 47 Minutes 06 Seconds N - 7 Degrees 31 Minutes 52 Seconds E). |
| 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: | 2005-10-04 22:00:11.760136+00 |