Territorial Waters
These waters extend out to 12 miles off the Falkland Islands baselines
The following co-ordinates are supplied to assist Masters in establishing the Territorial base lines. Points between CAPE CARYSFORT (East Falkland), CAPE PERCIVAL (West Falkland) and MACBRIDE HEAD (East Falkland) are joined to form the 'base lines'.
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Co-ordinates of Latitude & Longitude of Point
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Latitude South
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Longitude West
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Name of Feature
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1. 51° 24 49
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57° 50 52
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Cape Carysfort
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2. 51° 30 38
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57° 44 11
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Volunteer Point
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3. 51° 40 34
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57° 41 00
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Seal Rocks
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4. 51° 43 41
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57° 44 22
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Wolf Rock
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5. 52° 05 51
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58° 24 36
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Prong Point
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6. 52° 27 00
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58° 53 33
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East Sea Lion Island
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7. 52° 26 53
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59° 07 16
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West Sea Lion Island
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8. 52° 23 48
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59° 43 25
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Barren Island
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9. 52° 15 33
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60° 38 52
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Cape Meredith
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10. 52° 10 11
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60° 56 11
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Bird Island
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11. 51° 50 05
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61° 20 36
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Cape Percival
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12. 51° 41 35
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61° 19 46
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Landsend Bluff
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13. 51° 00 27
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61° 15 36
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Steeple Jason Islet
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14. 51° 01 09
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61° 07 46
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Grand Jason NW Islet
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15. 51° 01 30
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61° 05 34
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Grand Jason N Islet
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16. 51° 09 36
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60°14 13
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Wreck Islands
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17. 51° 12 28
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59° 54 58
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Government Island
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18. 51° 13 49
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59° 46 23
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White Island
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19. 51° 16 26
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59° 29 55
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Cape Tamar
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20. 51° 13 59
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58° 57 56
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Cape Dolphin
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21. 51° 17 52
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58° 27 42
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Cape Bougainville
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22. 51° 21 40
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57° 56 46
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Macbride Head
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The above positions are on Falkland Islands Datum (1943).
Page last updated May 2015