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OAS seaname Detail for Lakshadweep Sea
| seanames_id: | 81 |
|---|---|
| Seaname: | Lakshadweep Sea |
| Sea code: | 42A |
| Definition: | The limits of the Lakshadweep Sea, bounded by the Lakshadweep and Maldives Islands on the West, and by the southwestern coasts of India and Sri Lanka on the East, are the following: On the West: A line joining Devgad Island (14 Degrees 49 Minutes 10 Seconds N - 74 Degrees 03 Minutes 30 Seconds E), off the western coast of India, southwestward to Cora Divh (13 Degrees 42 Minutes N - 72 Degrees 10 Minutes E), and southward, along the western side of Lakshadweep and Maldives Islands, to the southern extremity of Addu Atoll (0 Degrees 42 Minutes S - 73 Degrees 09 Minutes 30 Seconds E) (the common limit with the Arabian Sea, see 5.8). On the South: A line joining the southern extremity of Addu Atoll northeastward to Dondra Head (5 Degrees 55 Minutes N - 80 Degrees 35 Minutes E), the southern extremity of Sri Lanka. On the East: From Dondra Head northwestward, along the southwestern coast of Sri Lanka, to Point de Galle (6 Degrees 01 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 80 Degrees 13 Minutes E); thence a line joining Point de Galle, in Sri Lanka, northwestward to Cape Comorin (8 Degrees 04 Minutes 40 Seconds N - 77 Degrees 33 Minutes E), the southern extremity of India (the common limit with the Gulf of Mannar, see 5.10); and thence from Cape Comorin northwestward, along the western coast of India, to Devgad Island (14 Degrees 49 Minutes 10 Seconds N - 74 Degrees 03 Minutes 30 Seconds E). |
| Citation: | Limits of Oceans and Seas, 1986 (Draft 4th edition). IHB Special Publication 23, International Hydrographic Bureau, 203p. |
| Deprecated: | false |
| Metadata version: | 0 |
| Keydate: | 2000-09-13 04:00:00+00 |
| Editdate: | 2003-02-12 17:51:23+00 |