From the sketch maps, the Terr waters of some of the islands closed into a
point which met the high seas. Thus there was a point connection with high
seas for the islands, and a point connection of the territorial seas of
Namibia around the island to the west. Of course between island and shor
(and the islands were stacks very close to the shore) the median line idea
was presumably used.
I will try and find the map...

B

>From: Peter Smaardijk <peter.smaardijk@...>
>Reply-To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
>To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] maritime sovereignty and jurisdiction
>Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 11:09:54 +0100
>
>But this is strange. The width of the band of territorial waters is the
>same from the islands as
>from the shore, I would think. The terr. waters of such an island can only
>be completely surrounded
>by the terr. waters of the mainland if the island is in a bay of which the
>bay heads are so close
>that the terr. waters close off the bay. But I would think in that case the
>base line would pass in
>between the bay heads, the water would become internal water, and the
>island an enclave.
>
>In short: the terr. waters of the island (let's take the Namibian example)
>reaches further west than
>the terr. waters of Namibia.
>
>Peter S.
>
>Brendan Whyte wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Afetr Namibia's independence, S.Africa claimed many of the islands along
>its
> > coast, often little more than stacks. The Terr. Sea they had was often
> > within that of Namibia fomr the sketch maps I have seen.
> >
> > B
>

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