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KIRIBATI MARITIME BOUNDARIES & EXTENDED CONTINENTAL SHELF CLAIM

KIRIBATI MARITIME BOUNDARIES & EXTENDED CONTINENTAL SHELF CLAIM. GIS CONFERENCE 2013. Romano Reo. Presentation Contents. Showcase where Kiribati is in relation to its Maritime Boundaries Kiribati Extended Continental Shelf claim. Kiribati Maritime Boundaries. Data Conversion.

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KIRIBATI MARITIME BOUNDARIES & EXTENDED CONTINENTAL SHELF CLAIM

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  1. KIRIBATI MARITIME BOUNDARIES & EXTENDED CONTINENTAL SHELF CLAIM GIS CONFERENCE 2013 Romano Reo

  2. Presentation Contents • Showcase where Kiribati is in relation to its Maritime Boundaries • Kiribati Extended Continental Shelf claim

  3. Kiribati Maritime Boundaries • Data Conversion • RevisedMarine Zone Act • Maps on Local Datum • Very outdated Hydro Chart • Geo-referenced using GPS ground truth

  4. Kiribati Maritime Boundaries • Quality of existing charts can often be inadequate and not necessarily compatible with modern geodetic reference systems

  5. Kiribati – Shared Maritime Boundaries Marshall Islands Palmyra (US) Howland (US) Nauru Gilbert Islands Jarvis (US) Line Islands Phoenix Islands Tuvalu Tokelau (NZ) Cook Islands French Polynesia

  6. Kiribati – completed all of its nine (9) maritime boundaries 1 2 3 4

  7. Kiribati – completed all of its nine (9) maritime boundaries 9 8 7 6 5

  8. Kiribati – completed all of its nine (9) maritime boundaries 1 9 8 4 2 3 5 7 6

  9. Kiribati Maritime Boundaries

  10. Kiribati Maritime Boundaries

  11. Outstanding tasks • Update the Legislation – declaring outer limits in the domestic declarations • Lodge all the information with the United Nations

  12. 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

  13. Data Type & Applications Used • Singlebeam bathymetry • Multibeam bathymetry • Satellite derived gravity • ArcGIS • Geocap

  14. ETOPO bathymetry database

  15. Geographical and geomorphological context

  16. Eastern Platform Western Platform Central Area BOS BOS Fingers Ridge Platform

  17. Kiribati – ECS Claim Areas Gilbert Islands Phoenix Islands Line Islands

  18. Submission contents • Executive Summary • Main Body • Supporting scientific and technical data

  19. Kiribati – Total Marine Jurisdiction Total EEZ Area = 3.456M SQ.KM Total ECS Area = 110,000 SQ.KM Gilbert Islands Phoenix Islands Line Islands

  20. TeMauri, TeRaoi, aoTeTabomoa THANK YOU

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