Declaration of Archipelagic Baselines (L.N. No. 41 of 1979)

LN 41/1979 DECLARATION OF ARCHIPELAGIC BASELINES (Section 2(1)) It is hereby declared that the points between which straight baselines are to be drawn for the purposes of determining the outermost limits of the archipelagic waters and the innermost limits of the territorial sea of the archipelagos of Solomon Islands shall be those geographical co-ordinates specified below THE MAIN GROUP ARCHIPELAGO POINT CO-ORDINATES ON B.A. CHART SOUTH EAST 1. On the reef 06°59'2 155°31'.75 3419 2. On west coast of Mono I. 07°23'.85 155°31'.2 3419 3. At Laifa Point 07°25'.1 155°31'.6 3419 4. On West coast of Sterling I. 07°27'.2 155°33'.1 3419 5. At Cape Satisfaction 08°18'.4 156°31'.1 3419 6. Rendoval I. 08°43'.15 157°20'.0 3416 7. On Rendova I. 08°44'.25 157°23'.0 3416 8. On Tetepari I.. 08°47'.75 157°37'.75 3416 9. Off South I. 08°48'.7 157°45'.9 3416 10. Off East I. 08°48'.5 157°49'.0 3416 11. At Masaubaga Point 09°42'.6 159°42'.4 1469 12. Off Cape Hunter 09°47'.7 159°49'.1 1469 13. Off Koliula Point 09°49'.7 160°03'.1 1469 & 3404 14. On San Cristobal I. 10°35'.3 161°30'.7 3412 15. At Cape Howu 10°40'.1 161°37'.1 3412 16. Off Cape Sydney 10°45'.9 161°46'.8 3412. 17. On the reef 10°47'.25 161°51'.0 3412 18. On Sta. Catalina I. 10°54'.2 162°27'.0 3412 19. At S.E. Point of Sta Catalina I. 10°54'.0 162°28'.0 3412 20. On Sta. Ana I. 10°50'.0 162°28'.5 3412 21. On Ulawa I. 09°43'.4 161°59'.5 3412 22. At Ngora Ngora Point 09°42'.5 161°58'.9 3412 23. At Cape Arsacides 08°37'.55 161°00'. 7 3404 24. Off Nadi I. 07°52'.4 160°38'.2 3403 25. Off Nadi I. 07 52'.1 160 37'.15 3403 26. Off Cape Megapode 07 45'.2 158 57'.45 3403 27. Off Papatura Ite. I. 07 34'.75 158 47'.2 3402 28. Off Omona I. 07 29'.5 158 40'.4 3402 29. Off North Gijunabeana I. 07 28'.6 158 38'.8 3402 30. Off Suki I. 07 18'.4 158 04'.7 3402 31. Off Malaengari. 06 38'.15 156 39'.25 3419 32. Off Cape Alexander 06 35'.5 156 31'.9 3419 33. Off Pemba Inlet 06 34'. 7 156 27'.75 3419 34. On Oema Atoll 06 37'.8 156 06.'0 3419 35. On Ovau I. 06 46'.8 155 59'.3 3419 36. On Maifu I. 06 54'.45 155 49'.75 3419 37. On the reef 06 58'.9 155 31'.85 3419 Thence to Point 1 above THE RENNELL, BELLONA AND INDISPENSABLE REEF ATOLL ARCHIPELAGO POINT CO-ORDINATES ON B. A. CHART SOUTH EAST 38. Off Bellona I. 11 16'.1 159 44'.9 208 39. On North Reef. 12 19'.0 160 03'.1 208 40. On Middle Reef. 12 39'.8 160 17'.0 208 41. On South Reef. 13 00'.0 160 33'.0 208 42. On South Reef. 13 02'.5 160 36'.0 208 43. On South Reef. 13 00'.1 160 38'.5 208 44. On Rennell I. 11 51'.2 160 39'.1 208 45. On Rennell I. 11 42'.8 160 29'.7 208 46. On Bellona I. 11 17'.1 159 48'.8 208 47. On Bellona I. 11 16'.3 159 46'.7 208 Thence to Point 38 above ONTONG JAVA GROUP ARCHIPELAGO 48. Off Kengo I. 05 24'.7 159 12'.05 214 49. Off Kiloma I. 05 28'.65 159 16'.8 214 50. Off Alunga I. 05 31'.6 159 33'.8 214 51. Off Ngikolo I. 05 31'.35 159 38'.9 214 52.. Off Akoo I. 05 31'.55 159 40'.5 214 53. Off Luaniua I. 05 28'.95 159 43'.0 214 54. On Nukia I. 05 23'.1 159 42'.5 214 55. On the reef 05 02'.1 159 23'.1 214 56. On the reef 05 00'.7 159 18'.6 214 57. On the reef 05 02'.0 159 16'.0 214 58. On the reef 05 07'.65 159 12'.9 214 59. On the reef 05 21'.5 159 10'. 85 214 60. Off Nguhakai I. 05 23'.4 159 11.0 214 Thence to Point 48 above THE SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS ARCHIPELAGO POINT CO-ORDINATES ON B. A. CHART SOUTH EAST 61. At Cape Boscawen 10 49'.85 165 46'.1 17 62. On Astrolabe Reefs 11 43'.9 166 49'.9 17 63. On Astrolabe Reefs 11 44'.5 166 51'.15 17 64. On Astrolabe Reefs 11 45'.05 166 54'.3 17 65. On Boussole Reef 11 43'.8 166 59'.4 17 66. Off Astrolabe Point 11 42'.45 167 01'.7 17 67. Off North East Passage 11 36'.05 167 01'.2 17 68. On Temoa I. 10 15'.5 166 22'.65 17 69. Off Nufiloli I. 10 10'.55 166 17'.8 17 70. Off Nukapu I. 10 04'.1 166 02'.75 17 71. Off Nupani I. 10 01'.9 165 42'.9 17 72. Off Nupani I. 10 02'.2 165 42'.3 17 73. Off Nupani I. 10 05'.65 165 41'.65 17 74. Off Nemba. 10 46'.95 165 44'.8 17 75. Off Nemba. 10 47'.9 165 45'.0 17 Thence to Point 61 above THE DUFF ISLANDS ARCHIPELAGO 76. On Tuleki I. 09 45'.35 167 03'.6 17 77. On Papa I. 09 48'.6 167 05'.8 17 78. Off Taumako I. 09 53'.6 167 10'.5 17 79. On Loteva I. 09 55'.8 167 14'.8 17 80. On the Islet. 09 55'.05 167 14'.8 17 81. On Taumako I. 09 52'.05 167 11'.55 17 82. On the Islet. 09 46'.5 167 05'.3 17 83. On Tuleki I. 09 45'.55 167 04'.1 17 Thence to Point 76 above.