� � DECLARATION OF THE OUTER LIMITS OF THE CONTINENTAL SHELF 2015 LN 08 of 2015 Declaration of the Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf 2015 Arrangement of Sections � � DECLARATION OF THE OUTER LIMITS OF THE CONTINENTAL SHELF 2015 Arrangement of Sections Order 1 Citation................................................................................................................... 5 2 Commencement ..................................................................................................... 5 3 Continental shelf boundary with the high seas ...................................................... 5 4 Continental shelf boundary with the Islands of Wallis and Futuna ....................... 5 5 Continental shelf boundary with Fiji ..................................................................... 6 6 Continental shelf boundary with Kiribati .............................................................. 6 7 Guide to reading Schedule 1 .................................................................................. 6 8 Relevant treaties ..................................................................................................... 6 9 Geodetic Framework .............................................................................................. 7 10 Illustrative Chart .................................................................................................... 7 11 Repeal of the Declaration of the Outer Limits of the Continental shelf 2012 ....... 7 SCHEDULE 1 8 PART 1 – CONTINENTAL SHELF BOUNDARY WITH THE HIGH SEAS 8 PART 2 – CONTINENTAL SHELF BOUNDARY WITH THE ISLANDS OF WALLIS AND FUTUNA 19 PART 3 – CONTINENTAL SHELF BOUNDARY WITH FIJI 20 PART 4 – CONTINENTAL SHELF BOUNDARY WITH THE HIGH SEAS 21 PART 5 – CONTINENTAL SHELF BOUNDARY WITH KIRIBATI 32 SCHEDULE 2 – ILLUSTRATIVE CHART 34 LN 08 of 2015 Page 3 � Declaration of the Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf 2015 Order 1 � � DECLARATION OF THE OUTER LIMITS OF THE CONTINENTAL SHELF 2015 LN 08 of 2015 MADE UNDER SECTION 12(3) OF THE MARITIME ZONES ACT 2012 Commencement [Date] 1 Citation This Order may be cited as the Declaration of the Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf 2015. 2 Commencement This Declaration shall come into force on the date of its publication 3 Continental shelf boundary with the high seas (1) The outer limit of the continental shelf of Tuvalu in the area east of Niutao, Vaitupu and the archipelago consisting of Nukufetau, Funafuti and Nukulaelae bordering the high seas is the line specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1. (2) The outer limit of the continental shelf of Tuvalu in the area west of Nanumea, Nanumanga, and Nui bordering the high seas is the line specified in Part 4 of Schedule 1. 4 Continental shelf boundary with the Islands of Wallis and Futuna The outer limit of the continental shelf of Tuvalu in the area located between Tuvalu and the Islands of Wallis and Futuna is the line specified in Part 2 of Schedule 1. LN 08 of 2015 Page 5 � Declaration of the Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf Order 1 2015 5 Continental shelf boundary with Fiji The outer limit of the continental shelf of Tuvalu in the area located between Tuvalu and Fiji is the line specified in Part 3 of Schedule 1. 6 Continental shelf boundary with Kiribati The outer limit of the continental shelf of Tuvalu in the area located between Tuvalu and Kiribati is the line specified in Part 5 of Schedule 1. 7 Guide to reading Schedule 1 In the tables in Schedule 1: (a) lines are generated by reference to points, (b) the first column sets out the point identifier, (c) the second and third columns set out the geographic coordinates for each point, and (d) the fourth column sets out the following information about the point: (e) a treaty reference point, which is a reference to how the point is referred to in a treaty (for the relevant treaty for a point, see section 8), or (f) 200, where the outer limit line faces the high seas and the continental shelf is defined by measuring a distance of 200 nautical miles from the baseline. 8 Relevant treaties The relevant treaty for a point is as follows: (a) for the points TVCS0405 toTVCS0416 – Exchange of Letters Constituting an Agreement on the Maritime Boundary between Tuvalu and France (Islands of Wallis and Futuna), Suva, 16 September 2015, (b) for the points TVCS0416 to TVCS0446 – Agreement between the Government of Tuvalu and the Government of Fiji concerning their Maritime Boundaries, done at Suva on 17 October 2014, as amended by the Exchange of Letters Modifying the Agreement between the Government of Tuvalu and the Government of Fiji concerning their Maritime Boundaries, [16 January 2015] Suva, 15 September, 2015; and (c) for the points TVCS0855 to TVCS0001 – Agreement between Tuvalu and Kiribati concerning their Maritime Boundary done at Rarotonga on 29 August 2012. Page 6 LN 08 of 2015 � Declaration of the Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf 2015 Order 1 9 Geodetic Framework In this Declaration, points defined by geographic coordinates are determined by reference to World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84). Points are connected by geodesic lines realised in WGS84. 10 Illustrative Chart The chart in Schedule 2 provides a general illustration of the line specified in Schedule 1. 11 Repeal of the Declaration of the Outer Limits of the Continental shelf 2012 The Declaration of the Outer Limits of the Continental shelf 2012 is repealed on commencement of this Order. LN 08 of 2015 Page 7 � Declaration of the Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf 2015 SCHEDULE 1 PART 1 – CONTINENTAL SHELF BOUNDARY WITH THE HIGH SEAS The line commencing at point TVCS0001 in the following table and running along the geodesics sequentially connecting each point in the table and ending at the last point mentioned TVCS0404. Point Identifier Latitude Longitude Point Information TVCS0001 3°57'56.03" S 179°55'23.82" E 200 TVCS0002 3°58'04.41" S 179°55'30.64" E 200 TVCS0003 3°58'47.39" S 179°56'06.05" E 200 TVCS0004 3°59'30.52" S 179°56'41.25" E 200 TVCS0005 4°00'13.82" S 179°57'16.26" E 200 TVCS0006 4°00'57.28" S 179°57'51.07" E 200 TVCS0007 4°01'40.90" S 179°58'25.69" E 200 TVCS0008 4°02'24.68" S 179°59'00.10" E 200 TVCS0009 4°03'08.62" S 179°59'34.31" E 200 TVCS0010 4°03'52.71" S 179°59'51.68" W 200 TVCS0011 4°04'36.97" S 179°59'17.87" W 200 TVCS0012 4°05'21.38" S 179°58'44.27" W 200 TVCS0013 4°06'05.94" S 179°58'10.87" W 200 TVCS0014 4°06'50.66" S 179°57'37.67" W 200 TVCS0015 4°07'35.53" S 179°57'04.68" W 200 TVCS0016 4°08'20.55" S 179°56'31.89" W 200 TVCS0017 4°09'05.73" S 179°55'59.31" W 200 TVCS0018 4°09'51.06" S 179°55'26.94" W 200 TVCS0019 4°10'36.53" S 179°54'54.77" W 200 TVCS0020 4°11'22.15" S 179°54'22.82" W 200 TVCS0021 4°12'07.92" S 179°53'51.07" W 200 TVCS0022 4°12'53.84" S 179°53'19.54" W 200 TVCS0023 4°13'39.90" S 179°52'48.21" W 200 TVCS0024 4°14'26.11" S 179°52'17.10" W 200 TVCS0025 4°15'12.46" S 179°51'46.20" W 200 TVCS0026 4°15'58.95" S 179°51'15.51" W 200 TVCS0027 4°16'42.80" S 179°50'46.83" W 200 TVCS0028 4°17'26.77" S 179°50'18.34" W 200 Page 8 LN 08 of 2015 � Declaration of the Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf 2015 Point Identifier Latitude Longitude Point Information TVCS0029 4°18'10.87" S 179°49'50.04" W 200 TVCS0030 4°18'55.09" S 179°49'21.93" W 200 TVCS0031 4°19'39.43" S 179°48'54.01" W 200 TVCS0032 4°20'23.90" S 179°48'26.29" W 200 TVCS0033 4°21'08.48" S 179°47'58.75" W 200 TVCS0034 4°21'53.18" S 179°47'31.41" W 200 TVCS0035 4°22'37.93" S 179°47'04.30" W 200 TVCS0036 4°23'22.79" S 179°46'37.39" W 200 TVCS0037 4°24'07.77" S 179°46'10.66" W 200 TVCS0038 4°24'52.86" S 179°45'44.14" W 200 TVCS0039 4°25'38.06" S 179°45'17.80" W 200 TVCS0040 4°26'23.39" S 179°44'51.66" W 200 TVCS0041 4°27'08.82" S 179°44'25.72" W 200 TVCS0042 4°27'54.37" S 179°43'59.97" W 200 TVCS0043 4°28'39.37" S 179°43'34.78" W 200 TVCS0044 4°29'24.48" S 179°43'09.77" W 200 TVCS0045 4°30'09.70" S 179°42'44.96" W 200 TVCS0046 4°30'47.96" S 179°42'24.16" W 200 TVCS0047 4°31'26.30" S 179°42'03.50" W 200 TVCS0048 4°32'04.71" S 179°41'42.97" W 200 TVCS0049 4°32'30.42" S 179°40'57.27" W 200 TVCS0050 4°32'56.34" S 179°40'11.68" W 200 TVCS0051 4°33'22.45" S 179°39'26.20" W 200 TVCS0052 4°33'48.75" S 179°38'40.84" W 200 TVCS0053 4°34'15.26" S 179°37'55.59" W 200 TVCS0054 4°34'43.35" S 179°37'08.10" W 200 TVCS0055 4°35'11.64" S 179°36'20.74" W 200 TVCS0056 4°35'40.16" S 179°35'33.51" W 200 TVCS0057 4°36'08.90" S 179°34'46.41" W 200 TVCS0058 4°36'37.85" S 179°33'59.44" W 200 TVCS0059 4°37'07.01" S 179°33'12.60" W 200 TVCS0060 4°37'36.39" S 179°32'25.90" W 200 TVCS0061 4°38'05.98" S 179°31'39.33" W 200 TVCS0062 4°38'35.79" S 179°30'52.89" W 200 TVCS0063 4°39'05.80" S 179°30'06.59" W 200 TVCS0064 4°39'36.03" S 179°29'20.43" W 200 LN 08 of 2015 Page 9 � Declaration of the Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf 2015 Point Identifier Latitude Longitude Point Information TVCS0065 4°40'06.47" S 179°28'34.40" W 200 TVCS0066 4°40'37.12" S 179°27'48.51" W 200 TVCS0067 4°41'07.98" S 179°27'02.76" W 200 TVCS0068 4°41'39.05" S 179°26'17.15" W 200 TVCS0069 4°42'10.33" S 179°25'31.68" W 200 TVCS0070 4°42'41.81" S 179°24'46.35" W 200 TVCS0071 4°43'13.50" S 179°24'01.17" W 200 TVCS0072 4°43'45.40" S 179°23'16.13" W 200 TVCS0073 4°44'17.51" S 179°22'31.24" W 200 TVCS0074 4°44'49.82" S 179°21'46.49" W 200 TVCS0075 4°45'22.34" S 179°21'01.89" W 200 TVCS0076 4°45'55.05" S 179°20'17.43" W 200 TVCS0077 4°46'27.98" S 179°19'33.13" W 200 TVCS0078 4°47'01.10" S 179°18'48.97" W 200 TVCS0079 4°47'34.43" S 179°18'04.97" W 200 TVCS0080 4°48'07.96" S 179°17'21.12" W 200 TVCS0081 4°48'41.68"