Cape Verde – Senegal Maritime Delimitation Treaty
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The Cape Verde – Senegal Maritime Delimitation Treaty is a treaty
between Cape Verde
and Senegal
in which the two states agreed to the delimitation
of their maritime boundary
.
The treaty was signed on February 17, 1993. The boundary
set out by the text of the treaty identifies a line which trends north-south for approximately 150 nm. in seven maritime
segments defined by eight specific coordinate points. The boundary lies approximately 9 nm. to 20 nm. east of an equidistant line between the two territories.
The official name for the treaty is Treaty on the Delimitation of the Maritime Frontier between the Republic of Cape Verde and the Republic of Senegal.
Treaty
A treaty is an express agreement under international law entered into by actors in international law, namely sovereign states and international organizations. A treaty may also be known as an agreement, protocol, covenant, convention or exchange of letters, among other terms...
between Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
and Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
in which the two states agreed to the delimitation
Boundary delimitation
Boundary delimitation, or simply delimitation, is the term used to describe the drawing of boundaries, but is most often used to describe the drawing of electoral boundaries, specifically those of precincts, states, counties or other municipalities...
of their maritime boundary
Maritime boundary
Maritime boundary is a conceptual means of division of the water surface of the planet into maritime areas that are defined through surrounding physical geography or by human geography. As such it usually includes areas of exclusive national rights over the mineral and biological resources,...
.
The treaty was signed on February 17, 1993. The boundary
Border
Borders define geographic boundaries of political entities or legal jurisdictions, such as governments, sovereign states, federated states and other subnational entities. Some borders—such as a state's internal administrative borders, or inter-state borders within the Schengen Area—are open and...
set out by the text of the treaty identifies a line which trends north-south for approximately 150 nm. in seven maritime
Ocean
An ocean is a major body of saline water, and a principal component of the hydrosphere. Approximately 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean, a continuous body of water that is customarily divided into several principal oceans and smaller seas.More than half of this area is over 3,000...
segments defined by eight specific coordinate points. The boundary lies approximately 9 nm. to 20 nm. east of an equidistant line between the two territories.
The official name for the treaty is Treaty on the Delimitation of the Maritime Frontier between the Republic of Cape Verde and the Republic of Senegal.