Notification of the Minister of Foreign Affairs amending Royal Decree No. 15 of 1981 concerning the Territorial Sea, Continental Shelf and the Exclusive Economic Zone
Made 1982-06-01 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- Original title
- إشعار صادر عن وزير الشؤون الخارجية بتعديل المرسوم السلطاني رقم (15) لسنة 1981م بشأن البحر الاقليمي والجرف القاري والمنطقة الاقتصادية الخالصة
- Language
- English
- Kind
- Regulation
- Organisation
- Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
- Country
- Oman
- Subjects
- Sea
- Keywords
- maritime zone, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, territorial sea, sovereignty, maritime boundaries
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r, Yo u s u f Ai "la"i ';:-'<"~llah, "i",is'::er of State for Forei"" Affairs; In p~rsuance c: th~ ~oval Decree N~~er 15/51 concern ina the terri torial sea and econo:nic zone, and the ?oyal Decree N\l~r- 33/32 relatinq to the ap~llcation of the strai0.ht baselines system for the de~arc~tion of bas~lines ~or the territorial sea, the internal waters and the enclosed ~aters; Have hcrebv issuen the foll~Aina notificatinn' A:-ticle 1 Dy anolication of Article 2 ~a:-asraDh 'c' of the Royal Decree Nurr~er 15/S1 reFerrpo to above, the fixing of the straight baselines for any ~art of the Sultanate of O~an and the lines for enclosec ~aters lyin1 bet~een 0ulfs and bays and also the waters in het~een islands and the mainland coast shall be Qn the following hasis: (a) The co-ordinates of latitudes and 10n0itudes mentioned below shall dete~ine the ocsitions of points for drawing the straiaht baselines for the Sultanate of Orrlan. (b) The straiaht lines ioinina the points between t~e co-orGina~~s of la~itudes and 10nr.itudes referred to in the "i:"ecedinq ?e:::'acra~h shall determine the straight baselines as p.ro v Ld e d bv the Royal Decree ~;u.c.ber 15/31 (c) The co-ordinatp-s of latitudes and longitudes referred to sh~11 ~lso bE the basis for the demarcation of the internal and enclcsed waters in the Sultanate: CO-D?DI:-1A7ES OF POINTS 1. 2, 4, 5, 6. 7, 10. NORTE L;\TI7UDES C;POL? ",\ ' 2"° 03 ' ()~.7'J3" 26° 04' O~" ?E o 13 ' 30" ,,0 14' ::: 3".. b 2S o 15' OS" 211 0 22' 21)" 26 0 30 1 1'1" 25° 29' 5()" 26° 2')' 11" 26 0 ~ l' S'j .. EAST L'ONGITUi)ES :;1)0 OS' 01. R59" 55 0 05 27. " 56° 10 ' 52" 51)0 11 f 34" 56 0 12' 19 " 55 0 21\ 02" 56° ]0 I 34 04 55 0 J i : o ~. ~ I 5(,0 J 2 ' 1 • " ~ 5('° 32 1 13" 2 CO-ORD!1;,\TCS OF POIl"TS I:C;" fER OF 7:~::: r-or::'I :lOJC~; Ll,":' TTLl ~)rs EI,ST LOI;(;r~ G"O'J? "r, " 1 ' :>1'0 10' 32" 51;° 32' 58"~.l. • 12. 26° 05 ' 02" 5(;° 28' 3~" LJ. 25° 56' Jon 5£'° 2 S I 17" 14. 25° 48' 32" 56° 22' 02" 15. 25° 45' 10" 56° 19' :, 5 ~ 16. 25° 37' 32.3~5" 56° 16' 03.950" (;ROUP " D" 17. 23° 46' 40" 57° 41 ' 38" 1.'l. 23° 47' 00" 57° 46' 00" 19. /.30 50' 213" 57° 57' 3CM 20. 23° 51' 7.6" 5FJo 03' 41 .. 21. 23° 52' 00" 5So 06' 00" 27.. 23° 52' 01;" 58° 07 ' 09" 23. 23° SO' 213" 58° 10' 33" 24. nO 40' 55" 57° 29' SO" 25. 23° 37' 38" 57° 35' 29" 21). nO 31' 18" 58° 45' 09" C-ROUP "C" 27. 200 57' IB't 53° 4') , 00" 28. 20° 41 ' "Q" 5So 5<1' 3~"L. 29. 20° 41 ' OS· Silo 54' 47" 30. 20° 30' 17." 5~0 5A' 39". 31. 20° JO' 00" 58° 57' IB" 32. 20° Hi' 29" 58° 46' 41" 33. 20° 12' 44" 5So 43' 20" 34. 20° la' 36" 5r.° 39 ' 22" 15. 20° 09' 18" 58° 3R' 18" 36. 20° 20' 30" 58° 19' 30· 37. 70° 19' 12" 57° 59' 00" • 3 . CO-ORDINATES OF POINTS NorTE L\TITUS'E S ~ROUP "D" EAST LO~H-;ITC'uES 3 8. 39. 40. 41. 4:? • 45. 17° 55' 02"' 56° 20' 29" 17° 30' 17" 5Go 2 -1' 02" 17° 29' 42" 56° 02' 33" 17° 29' 12" 55° 51' 43" 17° 7.7' 57" 55° 35' 03" 17° 2 t: r 00" 55° 17' 02". i The provisio~s of this Notice shall come into force fron the date of issue or: this t:otice arid it shall be »ub Li s hod in the Official Gazette. Issued )';csca t Oll 1 J't2:-te 1922 S 1(::-7£0 Y'JusrJf' 10 L ]\Li\~'!I 7'...B!::JUJ-,L!U-: z,lnnSTr::~ 07:' STJ\TS :rOR FO?g2:G~l ]\..r.? ~ I:'S