S.I. No. 173/1959 -- Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 1959 (Straight Baselines) Order, 1959.
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S.I. No. 173/1959:
MARITIME JURISDICTION ACT, 1959 (STRAIGHT BASELINES) ORDER, 1959.
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MARITIME JURISDICTION ACT, 1959 (STRAIGHT BASELINES) ORDER, 1959.
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The Government, in exercise of the power conferred on them by subsection (2) of section 4 of the Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 1959 (No. 22 of 1959), hereby order as follows :
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1. This Order may be cited as the Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 1959 (Straight Baselines) Order, 1959.
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2. This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1960.
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3. Straight lines joining in succession the points the co-ordinates of which are given in a particular Part of the Schedule shall be straight baselines for the purposes of the Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 1959 .
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SCHEDULE.
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TERMINAL POINTS OF STRAIGHT BASELINES.
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Reference Number
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Co-ordinates of Points
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Location
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North Latitude
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West Longtitude
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Part A.
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1.
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55° 22·6'
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7° 24·2'
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Scart Rocks, Malin Head
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2.
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55° 15·4'
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7° 47·1'
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Melmore Head
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3.
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55° 13·7'
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7° 58·9'
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Horn Head
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4.
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55° 12·4'
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8° 09·5'
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Inishbeg
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5.
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55° 09·6'
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8° 17·0'
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Bloody Foreland
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6.
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55° 04·5'
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8° 28·9'
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Stag Rocks
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7.
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55° 00·8'
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8° 33·8'
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Rinrawros Point, Aran Island
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8.
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54° 42·0'
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8° 48·2'
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Malinmore Head
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Reference Number
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Co-ordinates of Points
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Location
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North Latitude
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West Longtitude
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Part B.
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9.
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54° 39·6'
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8° 47·3'
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West entrance to Malinbeg Bay
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10.
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54° 17·8'
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9° 03·3'
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Lenadoon Point
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11.
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54° 19·7'
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9° 20·5'
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Downpatrick Head
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Part C.
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12.
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54° 19·8'
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9° 51·9'
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Kid Island, Broadhaven
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13.
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54° 18·6'
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9° 59·9'
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Rocky Island, Erris Head
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14.
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54° 16·9'
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10° 05·6'
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Eagle Island
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15.
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54° 03·7'
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10° 21·0'
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Blacksod Bay (Rock to S.W. of Black Rock)
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16.
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53° 58·3'
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10° 16·5'
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Carrickakin, Achill Island
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17.
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53° 36·3'
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10° 19·2'
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Kemmeen Rocks, Inishark
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18.
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53° 24·0'
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10° 14·5'
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Slyne Head
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19.
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53° 08·8'
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9° 51·6'
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Eeragh Island, Aran Islands
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20.
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53° 08·4'
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9° 50·9'
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South Island, Aran Islands
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Part D.
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21.
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53° 05·2'
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9° 38·5'
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S.E. corner Inishmore, Aran Islands
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22.
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53° 03·9'
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9° 37·0'
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Inishmaan, Aran Islands
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23.
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53° 02·8'
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9° 33·3'
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Inisheer, Aran Islands
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24.
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52° 56·4'
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9° 28·5'
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Cregga More
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25.
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52° 43·8'
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9° 38·2'
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Donegal Point
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Part E.
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26.
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52° 33·6'
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9° 56·3'
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Loop Head
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27.
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52° 25·2'
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9° 56·8'
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Kerry Head
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28.
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52° 17·6'
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10° 10·4'
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Deelick Point
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Part F.
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29.
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52° 10·9'
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10° 28·4'
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Sybil Point
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30.
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52° 08·3'
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10° 34·5'
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Inishtooskert, Blasket Islands
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31.
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52° 07·7'
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10° 35·7'
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Carrigduff, Blasket Islands
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32.
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52° 04·6'
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10° 41·0'
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Tearaght Rocks West, Inistearaght
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33.
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52° 01·3'
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10° 41·3'
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Great Foze Rock
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34.
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51° 45·8'
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10° 32·7'
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Washerwoman Rock, Great Skellig
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Reference Number
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Co-ordinates of Points
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Location
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North Latitude
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West Latitude
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35.
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51° 35·5'
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10° 18·5'
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Gull Rock, Dursey Island
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36.
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51° 34·2'
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10° 14·8'
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Calf Rock, Dursey Island
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37.
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51° 26·9'
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9° 49·2'
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Mizen Head
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38.
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51° 25·2'
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9° 30·8'
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Bream Point, Cape Clear
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39.
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51° 28·0'
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9° 13·4'
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The Stags, Toe Head
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40.
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51° 31·8'
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8° 57·2'
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Galley Head
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41.
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51° 34·2'
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8° 42·7'
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Seven Heads
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42.
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51° 36·3'
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8° 32·0'
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Old Head of Kinsale
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43.
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51° 49·5'
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7° 59·0'
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Ballycotton Island
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44.
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51° 52·9'
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7° 51·2'
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Capel Island, Knockadoon Head
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45.
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51° 56·5'
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7° 42·4'
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Ram Head
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46.
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51° 59·6'
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7° 34·6'
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The Rogue, Mine Head
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47.
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52° 07·4'
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6° 55·7'
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Hook Head
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48.
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52° 06·5'
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6° 37·4'
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Great Saltee Island (Souther most Point)
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49.
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52° 09·2'
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6° 24·6'
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Black Rock, Carnsore
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50.
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52° 10·3'
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6° 21·8'
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Carnsore Point
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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, this 20th day of October, 1959.
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SEÁN F. LEMASS,
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Taoiseach.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE.
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The Order prescribes straight baselines from which the territorial seas are to be measured in relation to certain parts of the national territory.
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A map showing the prescribed straight baselines is annexed.
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Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 1959 . (Straight Baselines) Order, 1959.
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