Marine Spaces (Territorial Seas) (Rotuma and Its Dependencies) Order
Made 1981 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- Language
- English
- Kind
- Regulation
- Country
- Fiji · Rotuma
- Subjects
- Sea
- Keywords
- maritime zone, territorial sea, sovereignty, maritime boundaries
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Cap. 158A Rev. 1985 Subsidiary Legislation 558 FIJ 14 Marine Spaces CHAPTER 158A MARINE SPACES S-1 SECTION 4--MARINE SPACES (TERRITORIAL SEAS) (ROTUMA AND ITS DEPENDENCJES) ORDER* TABLE OF PROVISIONS PARAGRAPH 1. Short title 2. Territorial seas baselines Schedule - Geographical Co-ordinates Legal Notice No. 118 of 1981 Short title 1. This Order may be cited as the Marine Spaces (Territorial Seas) (Rotuma and Its Dependencies) Order. Territorial seas baselines 2. The points between which straight baselines are to be drawn for the purpose of determining the innermost limits of the territorial seas of Rotuma and its dependencies are declared to be the geographical co-ordinates, based on the World Geodetic System 1972 (WGS72) datum, specified in the Schedule, plus 3 seconds of latitude and plus 2 seconds of longitude in each case. •This Order declares the straight baselines constituting the innermost limits of the territorial seas of the Island of Rotuma and its dependencies. Information on the availability of charts illustrating the limits of the territorial seas of the Rotuma group of Islands is given Legal Notice No. 119 of 1981 (see Notice under section 8 of the Act, infra). S-2 No. 559 FIJ 15 Marine Spaces SCHEDULE (Paragraph 2) Cap. 158A Rev. 1985 Subsidiary Legislation GEOGRAPHICAL CO-ORDINATES [WGS 72 Geodetic Datum] Latitude 1 . .............................................. . 12° 28' 41"S. Longitude 177° 07' 29"E. 177° 08' 21"E. 177° 08' 3(Y'E. 177° 08' 39"E. 177° 08' 5l"E. 177° 08 I 50''E, 177° 08' 48"E. 177° 08' · 30''E. 177° 06' 54"E. 177° 05' 21"E. 177° 01' 54"E. 176° 56' 04"E. 176° 55' 59"E. 176° 56' 02"E. 176° 57' 41"E. 176° 58' 15"E. 176° 59' 1 l"E. 176° 59' 20''E. 176° 59' 35"E. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. .................................................. 12 ............................................... .. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 12° 29' 42"S. 12° 29' 54"S. 12° 30' 18"S. 12° 31' 19"S. 12° 31' 39"5. 12,0 31' 45"S. 12° 31' 5411S. 12° 31' 40''S. 12° 31' 43"S. 12° 31' 21"5. 12° 29' 58"S. 12° 29' 5311S. 12° 29' 50''S. 12° 28' J3"S. 12° 28' lO''S. 12° 27' 47''S. 12° 27' 4411S. 12° 27' 4611S.