kiribati maritime boundaries & extended continental shelf claim
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Romano Reo
GIS CONFERENCE 2013
KIRIBATI MARITIME BOUNDARIES & EXTENDED CONTINENTAL SHELF CLAIM
Presentation Contents
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Showcase where Kiribati is in relation to its Maritime
Boundaries
Kiribati Extended Continental Shelf claim
Kiribati Maritime Boundaries
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Data ConversionMaps on Local
Datum
Very outdated Hydro Chart
Revised Marine Zone Act
Geo-referenced using GPS ground truth
Kiribati Maritime Boundaries
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Quality of existing charts can often be inadequate and not necessarily compatible with modern
geodetic reference systems
Kiribati – Shared Maritime Boundaries
Line Islands
Phoenix Islands
Gilbert Islands
Marshall Islands
Nauru
TuvaluTokelau (NZ)
Howland (US)
Cook Islands
Palmyra (US)
Jarvis (US)
French Polynesia
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Kiribati – completed all of its nine (9) maritime boundaries
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Kiribati – completed all of its nine (9) maritime boundaries
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Kiribati – completed all of its nine (9) maritime boundaries
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Kiribati Maritime Boundaries
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Kiribati Maritime Boundaries
Outstanding tasks
• Update the Legislation – declaring outer limits in the domestic
declarations
• Lodge all the information with the United Nations
Kiribati Extended Continental Shelf Claim
Kiribati satisfies the provision of UNCLOS to claim ECS
Provides Kiribati with sovereign rights over the seabed beyond its Exclusive Economic Zone
4 potential sites has been identified
Kiribati ECS claim been submitted to DOALOS on 24 December 2012, followed by presentation to the Commission in August 2013
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Data Type & Applications Used
• Singlebeam bathymetry• Multibeam bathymetry• Satellite derived gravity
• ArcGIS• Geocap
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ETOPO bathymetry database
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Geographical and geomorphological
context
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Western PlatformEastern Platform
Central Area
BOS BOS
Platform
RidgeFingers
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Kiribati – ECS Claim Areas
Line Islands
Phoenix Islands
Gilbert Islands
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Submission contents
• Executive Summary• Main Body• Supporting scientific
and technical data
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Kiribati – Total Marine Jurisdiction
Line Islands
Phoenix Islands
Gilbert Islands
Total EEZ Area = 3.456M SQ.KM
Total ECS Area = 110,000 SQ.KM
Te Mauri, Te Raoi, ao Te Tabomoa
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THANK YOU
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