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SO1197E List of Geographical Coordinates (11.05.2009)

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NEW· DELHI, MONDAY, MAY 11, 2009NAISAKHA 21, 1931 It. 736) No. 736) ~~, II ~, 2009 1756 GUlOO9 (I) 2 THE GAZETIE OF INDIA : EX11tAORDINARY (pAIITn-SEC. 3(ii)] 1 m~~ 23040' 20.80" 68° 04' 31.20" 3 t1R~~ 230 36' 15.20" 68° 07' 28.50" 7 mr~ 23° 11' 03" 68° 36' 33" 14 ~frq' 19° 15' 52" 72045' 36" 15 ~~ 19° OS'00" 72° 46' 27". 17 ~~ 1So52' 33" 72° 47' 42" 18 ~arn 18° 42' 12" 72° 48' 48" 24 ~ 1r 56' 31" 73° 01' SO" 25 ~~ 17" 33' 20" 73° OS' 16" 26 ~ 17° 24' 18" 73010' O~'' 28 ~fq 17° 01' 36" 73° 15' 12" 32 ~~g)1r 15° 20' 38" 73° 45' 40" 33 $J~ 15° 05' 00" 73° 54' 46" 38 ~m 13° 11' 54" 74° 40' 18" cm~g>"1 12° 00' 20" 75° 12' 04"41 45 ~~(&re~) 09° 58' 27" 76° 13' 18" 09D 30' 22" 76° 18' 48"· I I, (1) (2) 13J (4) 49 ~~ OSo22' 24" 78° 04'12" 50 ~;riS'(~ 08° 29' 44" 78· 07' 54" 55~~t 55 ~fN~ 09° 06' 24" 79° 31' 36" ~60m~ 61 q;)",~ ~ 11° 21' 00" 79° 50'45" 62 ~'5It'1'( 11° 42' 22" 79° 47' 00" t r J i : t 73 ¥1't~"I6I1 80° 12' 45"15° 29' 45" 77 +<'«I!r< ~ 81" 42' 00"16° 17' 40" 85 cnC;t1~C'1 efq 20" 20' 30" 86° 47' 33" 88 ~~g'tq~ 21033' 54" 89" 08'45" 90 ~~~ ..'!'ff .. 13° 40' 29" 93° 01' 12" 6 ras GAZETIE OF INDIA; E.X'I'MORDINARY [PARTIl-SEC. 3(ii)] 94 ~g}q~ 13° 35' 50" 92° 53' 28" 99 ~grq 12032' 00" 92° 40' 12" 101 ~~gtq 10" 58' 36" 92° 12' 36" 102 ma~~(~~ 10° 32' 15" 92" 23' 10" ~ ~ ~ 107 (Iq) t) 107 ~~ • 06° 45' 16" 93° SO'15" 125 ~lfR 10° 01' 00" 72° 14' ODD iI I I I i I· I I I t I . it 127 ~fq 080 19' 27" 73°·04' 52" 128 ~~ 10003' 30" 73° 3B' 56" ~'<~r.t41~~ ~ [l1iT. ,{(, ~~/251.1/04/2009 ] MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 11th May, 2009 S.O. 1197(E).--:ln exercise of the powers conferred by section 10, read with sub-section (2) of section 3, of the Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and other Maritime Zones Act, 1976 (80 of 1976) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government hereby notifies the following baseline system from which the limits of the territorial waters, the contiguous zone, the continental shelf, the exclusive economic zone and the maritime boundaries shall be measured seaward, namely:- (a) the list of geographical coordinates (in Everest Spheroid) of the points set out in the Schedules I to IV annexed to this notification shall be the baseline system for the Republic of India and this baseline system consists of normal and straight baselines that join the outermost points to the coast, low-water line, low-water reefs and islands, as marked on the larger scale charts published or, as the case may be, notified, from time to time, by the Chief Hydrographer to the Government of India; (b) the. limits of the historic waters of India already notified, before the publication of thiS notification, in pursuance of the maritime boundary agreement between India and Sri Lanka for Palk Strait and Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of ExternalAffairs, number G.S.R.17 (E), dated the 15th January, 1977 shall remain unchanged; (c) the. sea-area enclosed within the normal and straight baseline system referred to in paragraph (a) and limits of the historic waters of India referred to in paragraph (b) shall form the internal waters of the Republic of India. SCHEDULE I [See paragraph (a)] BASELINE SYSTEM-WEST COAST Baseline Geographical Name Geographical Coordinates Point (ADDrox 3 Pir Sanai Creek 23° 36' 15.20" 68° 07' 28.50" 4 Kori Creek 23° 24' 14" 68° 20' 49 5 Veraya Thar 23° 18' 24" 68° 27' 48" 6 Kharo Creek 23° 15' 40" 68° 30' 50" 7 Bari Bn. 23° 11' 0311 68° 36' 33" Kachchigad 8 (Thence following low water 22° 18' 36" 68° 55' 58" line "to baseline point 9) 10 Tarapur Pt. •• 19° 50' 32" 72° 38' 13" 11 Mahim Cr. 19° 37'40" 72° 41' 16" 12 Ussapur Rk. 19° 32' 2611 72° 42' 00" 13 Poshpir Is. 19° 20' 15" 72° 44' 58" 14 Outer Is. 19° 15' 52" 72° 45' 36" 15 Mehti Khada 19° 08' 00" 72° 46' 27"• 17 Prongs Rt. 18° 52' 33" 72° 47' 42" 18 Kanhoji Angre 18.°42' 12" 72° 48' 48" 19 Whale Rt. 18° 16' 16" 72° 54' 53" 20 Kumbaru pt. 18" 13' 01" 72° 55' 55" 21 Srivardhan Lt. 18" 03' 14" . 72° 59' 28" 22 Srivardhan Pt. 18° 01' 12" 73° 00' 09" 23 Bankot 17° 58' 08" 73° Of 10" 24 Dighi 1r 56' 31" 73° 01' 50" 26 Boria Pt 17° 24' 18" 73" 10' 00" 28 Miria Head 17° 01' 36" 73° 15'12" 29 Mushroom Rk. 16° 32' 17" 73° 18' 36" 30 Girye Bay 16° 3~' 40" 73° 18'.59" 31 Burnt Is. 15° 53' 18" 73" 27' 21" 32 Saint George Is. (Sail rock) 15" 20' 38" 73° 45' 40" 34 Mangalgudda Is 14° 48' 54" 74° 03' 18" 35 Basavarajadurg Is 14° 18' 43" 74° 23' 54" 36 Netrani Is 14° O~'37" 74° 19' 22" 37 Coconut Is (North) 13° 24' 06" 74° 38' 57" 38 Mulki Rk~. 13° 11' 54" 74° 40' 18" 40 - Bekal 12° 24' 30" 75° 00' 32" 41 Kotte Kunnu 12° 00' 20" 75° 12' 04" 42 Sacrifice Rk. 11° 29' 3~'' 75° 31' 40" 10 THE GAZETI'E OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINA,RY [PARTII--&lc. 3(ii») • 43 Ponnani N. 10° 47' 24" 75° 54' 36" 44 Chetwai 10° 31' 30" 76° 01'42" 45 Sand Patch (off Kochi) 09° 58' 27" 76° 13' 18" Alleppey. Thence following low 46 water line including offtying 09030' 22" 76° 18' 48" islands to baseline point 47. 47 Vivekananda Memorial 08° 04' 24" 77" 33' 24" 48 Idindakarai 08° 10' 33" rr 44'48" 49 Manappad Pt, 08° 22' 24" 78° 04' 12" 50 Tiruchchendur Pt. 08029' 44" 78° 07' 54" 52 Nalla Tanni Is 09° 06' 03" 78" 34'48" 53 - Musal Tivu 09° 11' 24" 79" 05' 18" Adam's Bridge , 54 (Thence join by straight line on 09° 05'-36" 79° 31' 48"East Coast to baseline point SCHEDULE 11 [See paragraph (a)] BASELINE SYSTEM-EAST COAST 56 (Thence fo4lowing low water 09" 19' 00" 79° 20' 12" line to baseline point 57) I I 59 (Thence following low water 10° 19' 30" 79° 52' 50" line to baseline point 60} 60 Caverippattinam N 11° 11' 50" 79° 51' 3~'' 61 Coleroon S. 11° 21' 00" 79° 50' 45" 62 Cuddalore 11e 42' 22" 79° 47' 00" 63 Malakkanam 12° 13' is'' . 79° 59' 37" 64 Palar R. 12" 26' 48" 80° 08'45" 65 Mamallapuram 12° 36' 24" 80° 12' 30" 66 Covelong Pt. 12° 46' 54" 80° 15' 24" 68 Kattupafli 13° 18' 25" SO°20' 56" 69 Tangal 13" 20' 36" 80020' 36" 70 Pulicat 13° 26' 36" 80" 19' 36" 71 Point Pudi 13° 46' 54" 80° 15' 20" 72 Penner R. 14° 34' 40" 80° 11' 50" 73 Motumala 15" 29' 45" 80° 12' 45" 74 False Divi E. I. 15° 43' 25" 80" 56' 30" 76 Divi Pt. 15058' 00" 81° 09' 24" 77 Narsepur' Pt. 16° 17' 40" 81042' 00" 78 Bandamurlanka 16° 23' 40" 81° 57' 30" 79 Karakutippa 16° 34' is'' 82° 19' 20" SO Jonnala Konda 17" 35' 24" 83" 12' 54" 12 THE GAZETIE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART ll---8Ec. 3(ii)] Ganguvada. Thence following 83 low water line to baseline point 18° 41"40" 84° 33' 30" 84 Devi Pt. 19° 57' 06" 86° 22' 30" 85 Dowdeswell Is. 20° 20' 30" 86° 47' 33" r 86 Wheeler Is. 20° 44' 30" 87° 06' 06" 87 West Spit 21° 22' 42" 88° 43' 30" 89 New Moore Is. E 21° 34' 37" 89° 12' 23" SCHEDULE III [See paragraph (a)} BASELINE SYSTEM-ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS (WEST) 90 Cape Land Fall E 13° 40' 29" . 93° 01' 12" 91 Cape Land Fall W 13° 40' 30" 93° 00' 52" 92 Landfall Is NE 13° 39' 57" 92° 59' 03" 93 land Fall Island W•. 13° 39' 44" 92° 58' 39" 94 West Is N 13" 35' 50" 92° 53'28" 96 Point Is. N 13° 25' 27" 92° 48' 32". " 97 No'rth Reef Is. 13° 05' 12" 92° 41' 10" 98 Interview Is. 12° 51' 40" 92° 39' 00" 99 Flat Is. 12° 32' 00" 92° 40' 12" 100 North Sentinel Is. 11" 35' 06" 92° 11' 50" 101 South Sentinel Is. 10° 58' 36"· 92" 12' 36" 102 Little Andaman Is. (Sandy Pt.) 10" 32' 1"5" 92° 23' 10" 103 Car Nicobar Is. 09009' 28" 92° 43' 02" 104 Teressa Island 08° 16' 24" 93" 04' 48" 105 Great Nicobar Is(Teesta Pt) 07" 00' 18" 93° 39' 32" Great Nicobar Is. SW. Thence 106 following low water line to 06° 45' 33" 93° 48' 16" baseline point 107. 107 Indira Pt. 06° 45' 16" 93° 50' 15" SCHEDULE IV [See paragraph (a)) BASELINE SYSTEM-LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS 121 Cherbaniani Reef 12° 23' 15" 71" 51' 48" 124 Peremul Par 110 10' 3~'' 71° 59' 50" 125 Suheli Par 10° 01' 00" 72" 14' 00" Viringili Is. (Minicoy) NW. 126 Thence following low water line 08° 16' 34" 73" 00' 36" to baseline point 127. 128 Ka\peni Is. 10° 03' 30" 73" 38' 56" 129 Cheriyan Is. 10° 08' 15" 73° 39' 55" 130 Androth Is. 10° 48' 47" 73° 42' 10" 131 . Kiltan Is. 11° 29' 14/1 73° 00' 38" 132 Cherbaniani 12° 23' 50" 71"53'10" 133 join by straight lineto ~ne 12° 24' 00" 71° 52' 30" point 121. DINESH PATNAIK, Jt. Secy. Printed \)y dte MIn •• Gevt. of Jndia Preu. Rin& Ro.d, Ma)'JpUri, New Delhi-llOO64 I i i i: I i' i' I: I: . t\\. i i t, I I I