Royal Decree on the Baseline in the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea

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No.: .. ... .... .......... ... ... ...... ... ..... .. ...... . .. . .. ..... ~~I Date !: ... ... ................. .. ...... . ............... .. : ~JL.:;JI Council of Ministers Resolution No. (15) dated 25/1/1431H The Council of Ministers, Following perusal of the file received from the Office of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers No. (50829/B) dated 19/12/1430H which includes a reference to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and Aviation and Inspector General's Cable No. (316) dated 4/5/1430H, attached therewith the Minutes of the Technical Team which prepared the baselines for the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba and the Arabian Gulf, and the Minutes of the Sub­ committee of the Ministerial Committee of Border Affairs No. (377) dated 19/11/1430H regarding the matter, And following perusal of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea approved pursuant to Royal Decree No. (M/17) dated 11/9/1416H, And following perusal of Royal Decree No. (33) dated 27/7 /1377H, And following perusal of Minutes No. (503) dated 23/10/1430H, and Minutes No. (588) dated 29/12/1430H, drafted by the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers, And following review of Shura Council Resolution No. (84/56) dated 28/11/1430H, And following perusal of the Council of Ministers General Committee's Recommendation No. (19) dated 4/1/1431H, Decides as follows: The baselines for the Kingdom's maritime zones in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba and the Arabian Gulf shall be in accordance with the lists of geographical coordinates specified in Tables (1, 2, 3) attached, where geodetic datum for such coordinates is illustrated. A draft Royal Decree to this effect has been prepared, its wording is attached herein. Prime Minister Kingdom of Saudi Arabia B~oof~nsat~e Council of Ministers Ref. No.: .............. .. ............... .. ......................... .. :~~I Date !: .............. ................................................ : ~.)~I Royal Decree No. (M/4) dated 26/1/1431H With the help of God We, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pursuant to Article (Seventy) of the Basic Law of Governance, issued under Royal Order No. (A/90) dated 27/8/1412H, And pursuant to Article (Twenty) of the Law of the Council of Ministers, issued under Royal Order No. (A/13) dated 3/3/1414H, And pursuant to Article (Eighteen) of the Shura Council Law, issued under Royal Order No. (A/91) dated 27/8/1412H, And following perusal of Shura Council Resolution No. (84/56) dated 28/11/1430H, And following perusal of Council of Ministers Resolution No. (15) dated 25/1 /1431H, Have decreed as follows: First: The baselines for the Kingdom's maritime zones in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba and the Arabian Gulf shall be in accordance with the lists of geographical coordinates specified in Tables (1, 2, 3) attached, where geodetic datum for such coordinates is illustrated. Second: His Higness the Deputy Prime Minister and the ministers - each within their jurisdiction- shall implement this Decree of ours. Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz Kingdom of Saudi Arabia BmR2oof~~.~e Council of Ministers Ref. No.: . .... ................................. .. : ,....~I Date !: ........... ...... .. ........ ............................. : ~JL...:LII Baseline in the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea Table No. (1) Baseline from basepoint No. (1) on the maritime boundary line in the Gulf of Aqaba between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to basepoint No. (103) on the the maritime boundary line in the Red Sea between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Yemen (World Geodetic System - 84) Geographical Coordinates of Baseline Points Baseline Latitude - North Longitude - East Point Degree Minute Second Degree Minute Second No. 1 Situated on the maritime boundary line between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. 29 21 29.39 34 57 21.46 2 29 21 19.69 34 57 18 3 29 20 24 34 56 52 4 29 19 23 34 56 39 5 29 18 02 34 55 58 6 29 17 26 34 55 42 7 29 13 32 34 54 39 8 29 11 02 34 53 43 9 29 08 39 34 52 45 10 29 05 29 34 52 00 11 29 02 50 34 51 08 12 29 01 37 34 50 50 13 28 58 23 34 50 33 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia B~oofE~nsat~e Council of Ministers Ref. No.: ............. .. ............ .............. . · · · ·· ·· · :ti~1 Date !: .. ... .. ..... ................. ......................... ........................... : ~.)l.....:i.Il Geographical Coordinates of Baseline Points Baseline Latitude - North Longitude - East Point Degree Minute Second Degree Minute Second No. 14 28 53 38 34 49 15 15 28 53 04 34 49 09 16 28 49 57 34 49 43 17 28 46 35 34 48 53 18 28 40 27 34 46 38 19 28 39 47 34 46 29 20 28 34 42 34 47 30 21 28 31 40 34 48 16 22 28 28 52 34 46 26 23 28 27 35 34 45 47 24 28 24 22 34 44 22 25 28 22 17 34 43 33 26 28 15 40 34 40 24 27 28 12 04 34 38 56 28 28 10 55 34 38 21 29 28 09 47 34 36 57 30 28 09 20 34 36 31 31 28 07 31 34 34 54 32 28 06 26 34 34 12 33 28 05 47 34 34 02 34 28 03 21 34 32 06 Kingdom of Saudi Anlbia B~oofE~nsat~e Council of Ministers Ref. No.: ... ... . Baseline Point Degree No. 35 28 36 28 37 28 38 28 39 27 40 27 41 27 42 27 43 27 44 27 45 27 46 27 47 27 48 27 49 27 50 27 51 27 52 26 53 26 54 26 55 26 . ......... .. : r-i~1 Date!: H....... .. ............H ............ : ~.)L.:JI Geographical Coordinates of Baseline Points Latitude - North Longitude - East Minute Second Degree Minute Second 01 57 34 31 02 01 30 34 30 08 00 58 34 29 12 00 50 34 29 08 59 56 34 28 59 59 43 34 28 59 56 37 34 30 09 54 40 34 33 09 53 55 34 43 00 48 51 35 06 05 47 06 35 07 31 41 16 35 13 21 38 53 35 16 56 32 18 35 25 04 25 56 35 31 15 14 27 35 37 41 08 51 35 42 29 57 18 35 46 43 48 54 35 52 37 39 24 35 59 24 33 44 36 04 02 Kingdom of Saudi Ar.abia B~oof~~at~e Council of Ministers ~:~,~~ ~v;;,.v ... ~'& Ref. No.: .. ............ ...... ............ .. ................ : ~~I Date l: ... .... ...... .. .. ..... .. . . . .... .... .. ...... ..... ..... .. ... .: ~JL..:'JI Geographical Coordinates of Baseline Points Baseline Latitude - North Longitude - East Point Degree Minute Second Degree Minute Second No. 56 26 22 34 36 15 07 57 26 11 05 36 21 21 58 26 03 29 36 29 01 59 25 48 36 36 32 13 60 25 38 26 36 28 48 61 25 37 22 36 29 30 62 25 23 28 36 40 47 63 25 13 56 36 50 45 64 24 59 10 36 56 41 65 24 51 25 36 59 34 66 24 29 33 37 07 02 67 24 23 38 37 09 27 68 24 20 26 37 22 58 69 24 09 30 37 40 25 70 23 50 19 37 53 39 71 23 46 09 37 57 00 72 23 38 55 38 01 54 73 23 30 27 38 14 36 74 23 02 41 38 36 17 75 22 45 13 38 36 37 76 22 25 25 38 51 04 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Bmn2DOf~~at~e Council of Ministers Ref. No.: ...... . Baseline Point Degree No. 77 22 78 22 79 21 80 21 81 21 82 20 83 20 84 20 85 20 86 19 87 19 88 19 89 19 90 19 91 18 92 18 93 18 94 18 95 18 96 17 97 16 Date!: ............ . .......................... ... ..................... : ~.JL...:LII Geographical Coordinates of Baseline Points Latitude - North Longitude - East Minute Second Degree Minute Second 19 52 38 51 07 03 15 38 45 29 51 21 38 44 42 40 56 38 49 56 05 53 39 01 43 55 28 39 09 44 44 19 39 16 13 17 32 39 28 19 15 10 39 29 58 45 54 39 53 24 44 56 39 54 24 28 04 40 01 28 12 41 40 05 42 00 06 40 08 28 45 52 40 28 24 30 27 40 39 31 12 55 40 43 08 03 42 40 47 00 00 40 40 48 33 39 48 41 01 30 56 43 41 23 24 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia B~uofE~nsat~e Council of Ministers ~·.g·.n~.JU~ ~v;,v""" Ref. No.: . ......... . ............... .. . ........• ,....~I .. ............ .................. . ~.)~I Geographical Coordinates of Baseline Points Baseline Latitude - North Longitude - East Point Degree Minute Second Degree Minute Second No. 98 16 54 22 41 24 18 99 16 45 27 41 29 42 100 16 40 06 41 34 36 101 16 32 46 41 39 52 102 16 24 26.34 41 52 07 Situated on the maritime boundary line between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Yemen. 103 16 19 58.10 41 55 15.17 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia B~oofE~nsat~e Council of Ministers Ref. No.: .... ..... .. .......... .... ...... .. ........... r-i~1 Date!: ........... . . ... . .................... : ~JL...:;JI Baseline in the Arabian Gulf. Table No. (2) Baseline from point No. (1) on the dividing line of the divided submerged area between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the State of Kuwait to base point No. (11) on the Island of Lubainah Al Kabirah (World Geodetic System -84) Baseline Geographical Coordinates of Baseline Points Point No. Latitude - North Longitude - East Degree Minute Second Degree Minute Second 1 Situated on the maritime boundary line between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the State of Kuwait. 28 33 56.31 48 28 41.64 2 28 29 49 48 30 20 3 28 11 55 48 57 57 4 28 00 46 49 05 41 5 27 42 48 49 21 12 6 27 32 14 49 33 28 7 27 22 01 49 54 00 8 26 59 24 50 12 54 9 26 33 24 50 16 00 10 26 24 30 50 18 18 11 (9)* 26 15 14.695 50 19 07.79 *Border Point (No.9) between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Kingdom of Bahrain on the furthermost east side of the Saudi Island of Lubainah Al Kabirah. (Clarke 1880 system - Datum Nahrawan) Kingdom of Saudi Arabia B~oof~~.~e Council of Ministers Ref. No.: . . Baseline in the Arabian Gulf Table No. (3) Baseline from maritime boundary point No. (1) on the maritime boundary line between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the State of Qatar to base point No. (4) on the maritime boundary line between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. (World Geodetic System -84) Geographical Coordinates of Baseline Points Baseline Latitude - North Longitude - East Point Degree Minute Second Degree Minute Second No. 1 Situated on the maritime boundary line between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the State of Qatar 24 43 11.76 51 36 2 24 34 02 51 33 3 24 24 06 51 30 4 (a)* 24 15 39.8 51 35 *Border Point (a) between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. (Clarke 1866 system - Umm Arras) 16.06 55 24 26 : ~JL-:ill