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
maritime boundaries of Cape Verde, Mauritania, and neighboring countries.
Typeboundary delimitation
Signed17 February 1993
Parties Cape Verde
 Senegal
Depositary 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. p. 158-9. ISBN 9781579583750. OCLC 54061586.
  2. Charney, Jonathan I., Alexander, Lewis M. (2004). International Maritime Boundaries. 2–3. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 2279-90. ISBN 9789041103451. OCLC 39077636.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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