Cape Verde–Mauritania Maritime Delimitation Treaty

Cape Verde – Mauritania Maritime Delimitation Treaty
Long name: Treaty on the Delimitation of the Maritime Frontier between the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and the Republic of Cape Verde ;
	Maritime boundaries of Cape Verde, Mauritania, and neighboring countries.
Type	boundary delimitation
Signed	19 September 2003
Location	Praia, Cape Verde
Parties	Cape Verde; Mauritania
Depositary	United Nations Secretariat
Languages	Arabic; French; Portuguese

The Cape Verde – Mauritania Maritime Delimitation Treaty is a treaty between Cape Verde and Mauritania in which the two states agreed to the delimitation of their maritime boundary.[1]

The treaty was signed at Praia on 19 September 2003 and was ratified by Cape Verde on 23 April 2004. The boundary is approximately 160 nautical miles (300 km; 180 mi) long and trends north–south; the treaty defines it in explicit maritime segments using 18 specific points.

The official name for the treaty is Treaty on the Delimitation of the Maritime Frontier between the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and the Republic of Cape Verde.

References

Charney, Jonathan I., Colson, David A., Alexander, Lewis M., Smith, Robert W. (2005). International Maritime Boundaries. 5. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. pp. 3694–3707. ISBN 9789004144613. OCLC 23254092.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[charney-1] Charney, Jonathan I., Colson, David A., Alexander, Lewis M., Smith, Robert W. (2005). International Maritime Boundaries. 5. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. pp. 3694–3707. ISBN 9789004144613. OCLC 23254092.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)