Cape Verde–Senegal Maritime Delimitation Treaty

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.[1]

Cape Verde – Senegal Maritime Delimitation Treaty
Treaty on the delimitation of the maritime frontier between the Republic of Cape Verde and the Republic of Senegal
Maritime boundaries of Cape Verde, Mauritania, and neighboring countries.
TypeBoundary delimitation
Signed17 February 1993 (1993-02-17)
Parties
DepositaryUnited Nations United Nations Secretariat
LanguagesFrench; Portuguese

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.[2]

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.[2]

References

  1. Anderson, Ewan W. (2003). International Boundaries: A Geopolitical Atlas. Psychology Press. pp. 158–9. ISBN 9781579583750. OCLC 54061586.
  2. Charney, Jonathan I., Alexander, Lewis M. (2004). International Maritime Boundaries. Vol. 2–3. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. pp. 2279–90. ISBN 9789041103451. OCLC 39077636.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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