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OAS seaname Detail for Red Sea
| seanames_id: | 98 |
|---|---|
| Seaname: | Red Sea |
| Sea code: | 37 |
| Definition: | The limits of the Red Sea, situated between the coasts of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, are the following: On the North: A line joining the coast of Africa, in Egypt, eastward, along the parallel of 27 Degrees 27 Minutes N, to the southern extremity of Shaker Island (27 Degrees 27 Minutes N - 34 Degrees 02 Minutes 10 Seconds E), and northeastward to Cape Muhammad (27 Degrees 43 Minutes 35 Seconds N - 34 Degrees 15 Minutes E), the southern extremity of the Sinai Peninsula (the common limit with the Gulf of Suez, see 5.2); thence from Cape Muhammad northeastward, along the southern coast of the Sinai Peninsula, to the parallel of 27 Degrees 54 Minutes 50 Seconds N; thence a line joining the southern coast of the Sinai Peninsula eastward, along the parallel of 27 Degrees 54 Minutes 50 Seconds N, to the southwestern extremity of T Degrees r Degrees n Island (27 Degrees 54 Minutes 50 Seconds N - 34 Degrees 33 Minutes E); thence from the southwestern extremity of T Degrees r Degrees n Island northward, through this island, to position 27 Degrees 58 Minutes 10 Seconds N - 34 Degrees 35 Minutes E), on the northeastern coast thereof; and thence a line joining this position northeastward to Cape Al Qa Degrees bah (28 Degrees 01 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 34 Degrees 37 Minutes 15 Seconds E), in Saudi Arabia (the common limit with the Gulf of Aqaba, see 5.3). On the East: From Cape Al Qa Degrees bah, in Saudi Arabia, southeastward, along the coast of the Arabian Peninsula, to Hisn Mur Degrees d (12 Degrees 40 Minutes 20 Seconds N - 43 Degrees 30 Minutes 20 Seconds E), in Southern Yemen. On the South: A line joining Hisn Mur Degrees d, in Southern Yemen, southwestward to Cape Si Ane (12 Degrees 28 Minutes 50 Seconds N - 43 Degrees 19 Minutes 10 Seconds E), in Djibouti (the common limit with the Gulf of Aden, see 5.5). On the West: From Cape Si Ane, in Djibouti, northwestward, along the coast of Africa, to the parallel of 27 Degrees 27 Minutes N, in Egypt. |
| 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 |