Declaration of Archipelagic Baselines 2012 (L.N. No. 7 of 2012)

  DECLARATION OF ARCHIPELAGIC BASELINES 2012 Declaration of Archipelagic Baselines 2012 Arrangement of Sections  LN No. 7 of 2012 Page 3   DECLARATION OF ARCHIPELAGIC BASELINES 2012 Arrangement of Sections Order 1 Citation................................................................................................................... 5 2 Commencement ..................................................................................................... 5 3 Archipelagic baselines ........................................................................................... 5 4 Guide to reading Schedule 1 .................................................................................. 5 5 Geodetic framework .............................................................................................. 6 6 Illustrative chart ..................................................................................................... 6 SCHEDULE 1 - 7 GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES 7 SCHEDULE 2 - ILLUSTRATIVE CHART 13 GENERAL ILLUSTRATION OF THE ARCHIPELAGIC BASELINES 13 Declaration of Archipelagic Baselines 2012 Order 1  LN No. 7 of 2012 Page 5   DECLARATION OF ARCHIPELAGIC BASELINES 2012 LN No. 7 of 2012 MADE UNDER SECTION 7(3) AND SECTION 16(1) OF THE MARITIME ZONES ACT Commencement [22nd November, 2012] 1 Citation This Order may be cited as the Declaration of Archipelagic Baselines 2012. 2 Commencement This Declaration shall come into force on the date of publication. 3 Archipelagic baselines (1) The points between which straight archipelagic baselines are to be drawn, for the purpose of sections 7(2) and 7(3) of the Maritime Zones Act, are specified in Schedule 1. (2) The archipelagic baselines join to form an archipelago comprising Nukufetau, Funafuti and Nukulaelae. 4 Guide to reading Schedule 1 In the table in Schedule 1: (a) lines are generated by reference to points, (b) the first column sets out the point identifier, (c) the second and third columns set out the geographic coordinates for each point and Order 1 Declaration of Archipelagic Baselines 2012 Page 6 LN No. 7 of 2012  (d) the fourth column describes the location of the point. 5 Geodetic framework In this Declaration, points defined by geographic coordinates are determined by reference to the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84). Points are connected by geodesic lines realised in the WGS 84. 6 Illustrative chart The chart in Schedule 2 provides a general illustration of the archipelagic baselines specified in Schedule 1. Declaration of Archipelagic Baselines 2012 SCHEDULE 1  LN No. 7 of 2012 Page 7 SCHEDULE 1 GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES Point Identifier Latitude Longitude Point Reference TVBP0330 7° 55' 39.37" S 178° 22' 48.89" E Further most point on reef north of Funaota islet in Nukufetau atoll TVBP0331 7° 55' 36.81" S 178° 22' 42.27" E Further most point on reef north of Funaota islet in Nukufetau atoll TVBP0332 7° 55' 35.79" S 178° 22' 38.14" E Further most point on reef north of Funaota islet in Nukufetau atoll TVBP0333 7° 55' 35.64" S 178° 22' 35.13" E Further most point on reef north of Funaota islet in Nukufetau atoll TVBP0334 7° 55' 38.38" S 178° 22' 28.94" E Further most point on reef north of Funaota islet in Nukufetau atoll TVBP0335 7° 55' 39.26" S 178° 22' 27.40" E Further most point on reef north of Funaota islet in Nukufetau atoll TVBP0336 7° 55' 41.60" S 178° 22' 24.16" E Further most point on reef west of Funaota islet in Nukufetau atoll TVBP0337 7° 55' 59.91" S 178° 22' 01.42" E Further most point on "Paefa" reef west of Funaota islet in Nukufetau atoll TVBP0338 7° 57' 01.96" S 178° 20' 57.50" E Further most point on "Paefa" reef north of Teafatule islet in Nukufetau atoll TVBP0339 7° 57' 09.38" S 178° 20' 51.24" E Further most point on "Paefa" reef north of Teafatule islet in Nukufetau atoll TVBP0340 7° 57' 10.99" S 178° 20' 49.92" E Further most point on "Paefa" reef north of Teafatule islet in Nukufetau atoll TVBP0341 7° 57' 17.58" S 178° 20' 45.95" E Further most point on "Paefa" reef north of Teafatule islet in SCHEDULE 1 - Declaration of Archipelagic Baselines 2012 Page 8 LN No. 7 of 2012  Point Identifier Latitude Longitude Point Reference Nukufetau atoll TVBP0342 8° 01' 48.85" S 178° 18' 14.10" E Further most point on reef west of Fale islet in Nukufetau atoll TVBP0343 8° 01' 50.97" S 178° 18' 13.52" E Further most point on reef west of Fale islet in Nukufetau atoll TVBP0344 8° 01' 52.95" S 178° 18' 14.56" E Further most point on reef west of Fale islet in Nukufetau atoll TVBP0345 8° 01' 55.88" S 178° 18' 17.20" E Further most point on reef west of Fale islet in Nukufetau atoll TVBP0346 8° 02' 00.35" S 178° 18' 22.21" E Further most point on reef west of Fale islet in Nukufetau atoll TVBP0347 8° 38' 36.57" S 179° 04' 23.60" E Further most point on reef close south of Avalau islet in Funafuti atoll TVBP0348 9° 25' 42.68" S 179° 50' 33.53" E Further most point on reef south west of Temotutafa islet in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0349 9° 25' 46.91" S 179° 50' 38.26" E Further most point on reef south south west of Temotutafa iset in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0350 9° 25' 48.93" S 179° 50' 40.58" E Further most point on reef south south west of Temotutafa iset in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0351 9° 25' 50.48" S 179° 50' 43.04" E Further most point on reef south south west of Temotutafa iset in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0352 9° 25' 52.27" S 179° 50' 45.92" E Further most point on reef south south west of Temotutafa iset in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0353 9° 26' 08.04" S 179° 51' 25.84" E Further most point on reef south of Fenualango islet in Nukulaelae Declaration of Archipelagic Baselines 2012 SCHEDULE 1  LN No. 7 of 2012 Page 9 Point Identifier Latitude Longitude Point Reference atoll TVBP0354 9° 26' 08.86" S 179° 51' 28.20" E Further most point on reef south of Fenualango islet in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0355 9° 26' 10.69" S 179° 51' 33.63" E Further most point on reef south of the Motualama islet in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0356 9° 26' 10.78" S 179° 51' 34.28" E Further most point on reef south of the Motualama islet in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0357 9° 26' 11.33" S 179° 51' 39.70" E Further most point on reef south of the Motualama islet in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0358 9° 26' 11.23" S 179° 51' 44.29" E Further most point on reef south of the Motualama islet in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0359 9° 26' 10.77" S 179° 51' 47.67" E Further most point on reef south of the Motualama islet in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0360 9° 26' 10.49" S 179° 51' 48.27" E Further most point on reef south of the Motualama islet in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0361 9° 26' 08.01" S 179° 51' 53.59" E Further most point on reef east south east of Motualama islet in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0362 9° 26' 06.58" S 179° 51' 55.50" E Further most point on reef east south east of Motualama islet in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0363 9° 26' 04.28" S 179° 51' 57.84" E Further most point on reef east of Motualama islet in Nukulaelae atoll SCHEDULE 1 - Declaration of Archipelagic Baselines 2012 Page 10 LN No. 7 of 2012  Point Identifier Latitude Longitude Point Reference TVBP0364 9° 26' 02.25" S 179° 51' 59.60" E Further most point on reef east of Motualama islet in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0365 9° 25' 58.07" S 179° 52' 01.77" E Further most point on reef south east of Fetuatasi islet in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0366 9° 25' 56.18" S 179° 52' 02.56" E Further most point on reef south east of Fetuatasi islet in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0367 9° 25' 52.69" S 179° 52' 03.98" E Further most point on reef south east of Niuoku island in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0368 9° 25' 47.82" S 179° 52' 05.97" E Further most point on reef south east of Niuoku island in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0369 9° 25' 46.12" S 179° 52' 06.66" E Further most point on reef south east of Niuoku island in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0370 9° 25' 42.44" S 179° 52' 07.95" E Further most point on reef south east of Niuoku island in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0371 9° 25' 41.20" S 179° 52' 08.36" E Further most point on reef east of Niuoku island in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0372 9° 25' 31.36" S 179° 52' 11.07" E Further most point on reef east of Niuoku island in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0373 9° 25' 19.27" S 179° 52' 13.97" E Further most point on reef east of Niuoku island in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0374 9° 25' 11.32" S 179° 52' 15.43" E Further most point on reef east of Niuoku island in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0375 9° 25' 00.52" S 179° 52' 17.17" E Further most point on reef east of Niuoku island in Nukulaelae atoll Declaration of Archipelagic Baselines 2012 SCHEDULE 1  LN No. 7 of 2012 Page 11 Point Identifier Latitude Longitude Point Reference TVBP0376 9° 24' 53.72" S 179° 52' 18.32" E Further most point on reef east of Niuoku island in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0377 9° 24' 50.50" S 179° 52' 18.49" E Further most point on reef east of Niuoku island in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0378 9° 24' 43.15" S 179° 52' 18.85" E Further most point on reef east of Niuoku island in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0379 9° 24' 32.35" S 179° 52' 18.09" E Further most point on reef east of Niuoku island in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0380 9° 24' 26.56" S 179° 52' 17.10" E Further most point on reef east of Niuoku island in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0381 9° 24' 21.73" S 179° 52' 15.93" E Further most point on reef east of Niuoku island in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0382 9° 24' 20.58" S 179° 52' 15.65" E Further most point on reef east of Niuoku island in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0383 9° 24' 12.41" S 179° 52' 13.46" E Further most point on reef east of Niuoku island in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0384 9° 23' 55.18" S 179° 52' 06.84" E Further most point on reef east of Niuoku island in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0385 9° 23' 29.88" S 179° 51' 54.93" E Further most point on reef east of Niuoku island in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0386 9° 21' 06.19" S 179° 50' 24.61" E Further most point on reef east of Tumiloto island in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0387 9° 21' 00.63" S 179° 50' 21.03" E Further most point on reef east of Tumiloto island in Nukulaelae atoll TVBP0388 8° 26' 03.35" S 179° 10' 15.38" E Further most point on reef east of Mulitefala islet in Funafuti atoll TVBP0389 7° 56' 56.74" S 178° 25' 10.80" E Further most point on reef east of Niuatali islet in Nukufetau atoll SCHEDULE 1 - Declaration of Archipelagic Baselines 2012 Page 12 LN No. 7 of 2012  Declaration of Archipelagic Baselines 2012 SCHEDULE 2 - ILLUSTRATIVE CHART  LN No. 7 of 2012 Page 13 SCHEDULE 2 - ILLUSTRATIVE CHART GENERAL ILLUSTRATION OF THE ARCHIPELAGIC BASELINES Note: This chart is provided as a general illustration of the archipelagic baselines specified in Part 1 of the Schedule.