Exclusive Economic Zone Order (No.2), 1978 (S.I. No. 125 of 1978)
Made 1978-12-07 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- Language
- English
- Kind
- Regulation
- Organisation
- European Union
- Country
- Seychelles
- Subjects
- Sea
- Keywords
- maritime zone, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, sovereignty, maritime boundaries
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Exclusive Economic Zone (N° 2) Order, 1978 Article 1. - Citation. - This Order may be cited as the Exclusive Economic Zone (N" 2) Order, 1978. Article 2. - Limit of exclusive economic zone. - The limit of the exclusive economic zone is delineated by the boundary of Area A as shown on Chart N° ~fL/ADN/52 filed in the office of the Chief Surveyor and more fully described in the Schedule. Article 3. - Revocation of S.l. N° 23 of 1978. - The Exclusive Economic Zone Order, 1978, is hereby revoked. SCHEDULE Description of the limit of the Exclusive Economic Zone The boundary from point 1 through points 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 to 13 is formed by the locus of a point 200 nautical miles from the nearest land mass of the Republic of Seychelles. From point 13 through points 14, 15, 16, 17 to point 18, the boundary is . the medium line equidistant between the Republic of Seychelles and the Territory of Mauritius. The boundary than follows the locus of a point 200 nautical miles from the nearest landmass of the Republic of Seychelles to point 19. From point 19 through points 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 to 29 the boundaries is formed by the median line equidistant between the Republic of Seychelles and the Malagasy Republic, Isles Glorieuses (France), Mayotte Island, lIes Comores and Mafia Island (Tanzania). The geographical coordinates of the points referred to above are listed below. poi.nts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Latitude South of Equator 07° 46' 06 ° 04' 06° 19' 06 ° 30' 05 ° 41 ' 04 ° 32' 01 ° 38' 00° 29' 02° 39' 04 ° 01' 05 ° 34' 07 ° 10' 08° 27' 08 ° 33' 08° 45' 08 ° 56' 09° 39' 12° 17' 12° 47' 11 ° 31' 11 ° . OS' . 10° · 17' 11 ° 01' 10 ° 47' 10° 37' 11 ° 12' 10° 55' 10° 27' 08° OS' Longitude East of Greenwich 43° 15' 46° 41' 47° 49' 48° 40' 49° 57' 50° 04' 52° 36' 56° 03' 58° 48' 59° 15' 59° 09' 59° 30' 59° 22' 58 ° 23' 56° 25' 54 ° 30' 53° 53' 53 ° 49' 53 ° 14' 50° 29' 50° 12' 49° 26' 48° 30' 47° 33' 46° 56' 45 ° 47' 45° 31' 44° 51' 43° 10'