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Seamless and robust derivative of SWB, Double-Lined River, and Inshore Island Features from SRTM-SWBD data tiles. Data source: NASA Surface Water Body Database. Highest resolution water body and coastal mask of Africa
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All waters beyond areas of national jurisdiction in the area bounded by a line joining the following points along parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude:Beginning at the outer limit of waters under national jurisdiction at a point 6° South, thence due west along the 6º South parallel to the meridian 10° West, thence due north along the 10º West meridian to the equator, thence due west along the equator to the meridian 20° West, thence due south along the 20º West meridian to a parallel 50° South, thence due east along the 50º South parallel to the meridian 30° East, thence due north along the 30º East meridian to the coast of the African continent.
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Beginning at the Namibian-South African boundary at the mouth of the Orange River, thence due west along the 30º South parallel to the meridian 20° West, thence due north along the 20º West meridian to the equator, thence due west along the equator to the meridian 30° West, thence due north along the 30º West meridian to a parallel 5° North, thence due west along the 5º North parallel to the meridian 40° West, thence due north along the 40º West meridian to the 36° North parallel, thence due east to the coast of the African continent at Cape Spartel.
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The area of competence of the IWC is global. The International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling also applies to factory ships, land stations, and whale catchers under the jurisdiction of the Contracting Governments and to all waters in which whaling is prosecuted by such factory ships, land stations, and whale catchers.
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The area of competence of OSPESCA extends to the national waters, inland waters and EEZs of its Member States.
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The Red Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba, the Gulf of Suez, the Suez Canal to its end on the Mediterranean, and the Gulfof Aden as bounded by the following rhumb lines: From Ras Dharbat Ali (lat. 16°39’ N, long. 53°03.5’ E), thence to a point (lat. 16°00’ N, long. 53°25’ E), thence to a point (lat. 12°40’ N, long. 55°00’ E) lying E.N.E. of Socotra Island, thence to Ras Hafun (lat. 10°26’ N, long. 51°25’ E).
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The Mekong River Basin.
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ACAP applies to the birds’ complete ranges, that is all the areas of land or water that any albatross or petrel inhabits, stays in temporarily, crosses, or over-flies at any time on its normal migration routes.
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The Convention for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna sets no geographic limits of competence; it extends over all national waters and the high seas, where southern bluefin tuna are found.
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The area of competence of the Commission shall be all waters of the Indian Ocean (including those under the national jurisdiction of Member States), bounded by a line drawn as follows: from a point on the high water mark on the East African coast at latitude 10° 00 N, thence due east along this parallel to the longitude 65°00 E, thence due south along this meridian to the equator, thence due east along this parallel to the longitude 80° 00 E, thence due south along this meridian to a parallel 45° 00 S, thence due west along this parallel to the longitude 30° 00 E, thence due north along this meridian to the coast of the African Continent.