Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] maritime sovereignty and jurisdiction
Date: Mar 20, 2001 @ 08:05
Author: Peter Smaardijk (Peter Smaardijk <peter.smaardijk@...>)
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> No, i don't think so. The islands were only just offshore. Namibia will
> include them within her baselines and so claim 12nm from the islands.
> S.Africa included just the islands and 12nm from them. Same effect.
> Remember that this was just while the islands were disputed between 1990 and
> maybe 1994 when Walvis Bay was given back. I think the cliam to the islands
> was given up then too.
>
> B
>
> >From: David Mark <dmark@...>
> >Reply-To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
> >To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] maritime sovereignty and jurisdiction
> >Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 09:14:58 -0500 (EST)
> >
> >Peter, I think you are exactly correct, which is why such "territorial sea
> >enclaves" are so rare, perhaps totally non-existent. The 12-mile french
> >territorial sea zone around St. Pierre et Micquelon is not enclosed by
> >Canada's territorial waters.
> >David
> >
> >On Wed, 14 Mar 2001, Peter Smaardijk wrote:
> >
> > > 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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