Notice to all Shipowners, Fishing Vessel Owners, Agents, Shipmasters, Skippers, Fishermen, Yachtsmen and Seafarers
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(This Notice does not purport to be a legal interpretation of any legislation.)
Notice is hereby given that the Government have made an Order under Section 85(2) of the Sea and Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 (No.8 of 2006) prescribing straight baselines from Malin Head to Carnsore Point.
The new Order has been made following the resurvey of the 50 basepoints used in the 1959 system of straight baselines, employing modern geodetic surveying techniques. The position of each basepoint is now recorded in coordinates of latitude and longitude accurate to 5 decimal places on the World Geodetic System 84 (WGS 84) datum.
The new Order (the Maritime Jurisdiction (Straight Baselines) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 22 of 2016)) replaces the Maritime Jurisdiction (Straight Baselines) Order 1959 (S.I. No. 173 of 1959) and comes into operation on 1 February 2016. There is no change to the straight baselines system itself.
The coordinates of each basepoint are set out below, together with an illustrative map:
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Reference No. |
Latitude |
Longitude |
Description |
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Part A |
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1 |
55° 22' 32.87293" N |
7° 24' 09.48168" W |
Scart Rocks, Malin Head |
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2 |
55° 15' 26.04254" N |
7° 47' 14.42085" W |
Melmore Head |
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3 |
55° 13' 40.78997" N |
7° 59' 01.05940" W |
Horn Head |
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4 |
55° 12' 24.12915" N |
8° 09' 37.21957" W |
Inishbeg |
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5 |
55° 09' 35.96316" N |
8° 17' 01.89121" W |
Bloody Foreland |
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6 |
55° 04' 32.10846" N |
8° 28' 52.19132" W |
Stag Rocks |
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7 |
55° 00' 54.63951" N |
8° 33' 42.21630" W |
Rinrawros Point, Aran Island |
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8 |
54° 41' 57.38032" N |
8° 48' 25.53870" W |
Malinmore Head |
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Part B |
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9 |
54° 39' 35.12589" N |
8° 47' 19.10427" W |
Malinbeg Bay, West Entrance |
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10 |
54° 17' 41.73725" N |
9° 03' 29.60920" W |
Lenadoon Point |
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11 |
54° 19' 39.88447" N |
9° 20' 44.99838" W |
Downpatrick Head |
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Part C |
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12 |
54° 19' 49.50515" N |
9° 51' 55.26154" W |
Kid Island, Broadhaven |
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13 |
54° 18' 39.55771" N |
9° 59' 55.29010" W |
Erris Head |
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14 |
54° 17' 04.53378" N |
10° 05' 30.12885" W |
Eagle Island |
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15 |
54° 03' 38.17630" N |
10° 21' 00.96420" W |
Blacksod Bay (rock SW of Black Rock) |
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16 |
53° 58' 19.82759" N |
10° 16' 25.13030" W |
Carrickakin, Achill Island |
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17 |
53° 36' 11.87952" N |
10° 18' 52.11944" W |
Kimmeen Rocks, Inishark |
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18 |
53° 24' 01.03246" N |
10° 14' 25.06583" W |
Slyne Head |
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19 |
53° 08' 45.34880" N |
9° 51' 31.37033" W |
Eeragh Island, Aran Islands |
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20 |
53° 08' 26.54765" N |
9° 50' 59.44841" W |
South Island, Aran Islands |
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Part D |
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21 |
53° 05' 18.44451" N |
9° 38' 25.42724" W |
S.E. corner Inishmore, Aran Islands |
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22 |
53° 03' 56.50713" N |
9° 37' 01.66646" W |
Inishmaan, Aran Islands |
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23 |
53° 02' 51.97453" N |
9° 33' 16.66174" W |
Inisheer, Aran Islands |
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24 |
52° 56' 20.82657" N |
9° 28' 34.97449" W |
Cregga More |
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25 |
52° 43' 43.82360" N |
9° 38' 03.41970" W |
Donegal Point |
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Part E |
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26 |
52° 33' 32.72760" N |
9° 56' 18.05722" W |
Loop Head |
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27 |
52° 25' 12.69702" N |
9° 56' 42.01840" W |
Kerry Head |
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28 |
52° 17' 29.37530" N |
10° 10' 34.66357" W |
Deelick Point
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Part F |
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29 |
52° 10' 55.20606" N |
10° 28' 17.22205" W |
Sybil Point |
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30 |
52° 08' 15.36584" N |
10° 34' 25.66524" W |
Inishtooskert, Blasket Islands |
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31 |
52° 07' 30.35819" N |
10° 35' 45.37947" W |
Carrigduff, Blasket Islands |
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32 |
52° 04' 29.84284" N |
10° 40' 45.80315" W |
Tearaght Rocks West, Inistearaght |
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33 |
52° 01' 26.84347" N |
10° 41' 26.28472" W |
Great Foze Rocks |
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34 |
51° 45' 53.26444" N |
10° 32' 49.16890" W |
Washerwoman Rock, Great Skellig |
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35 |
51° 35' 31.66824" N |
10° 18' 28.34177" W |
Gull Rock, Dursey Island |
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36 |
51° 34' 12.52557" N |
10° 14' 53.40665" W |
The Calf, Dursey Island |
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37 |
51° 26' 56.91703" N |
9° 49' 16.50803" W |
Mizen Head |
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38 |
51° 25' 12.45597" N |
9° 30' 50.31146" W |
Bream Point, Cape Clear |
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39 |
51° 27' 59.40209" N |
9° 13' 27.99594" W |
Strologue, Toe Head – Stags |
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40 |
51° 31' 46.05211" N |
8° 57' 08.79434" W |
Dhulic, Galley Head |
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41 |
51° 34' 09.50390" N |
8° 42' 49.00104" W |
Seven Heads |
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42 |
51° 36' 14.30752" N |
8° 32' 04.12550" W |
Old Head of Kinsale |
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43 |
51° 49' 28.32329" N |
7° 59' 01.82870" W |
Ballycotton Island |
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44 |
51° 52' 51.33027" N |
7° 51' 15.64324" W |
Knockadoon Head, Capel Island |
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45 |
51° 56' 30.43116" N |
7° 42' 29.04668" W |
Islet SE of Ram Head |
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46 |
51° 59' 41.77191" N |
7° 34' 38.73414" W |
The Rogue, Mine Head |
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47 |
52° 07' 21.90213" N |
6° 55' 48.89945" W |
Hook Head |
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48 |
52° 06' 31.42349" N |
6° 37' 23.30526" W |
South end of Great Saltee Island |
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49 |
52° 09' 17.21990" N |
6° 24' 48.79233" W |
Black Rock, Carnsore |
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50 |
52° 10' 20.74906" N |
6° 21' 51.75365" W |
Carnsore Point |
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