INDIA SEABOUNDARY
June 1st, 2001
BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKE
INDIA has launched a study to mark and expand its sea boundary by an additional one million square kilometres, (400,000 square miles), beyond its existing exclusive economic zone, the country's Daily News has reported. A seismic survey is being carried out by the National Institute of Oceanography, with a view to staking a claim by 2005 for extended maritime borders on the east and west coast of India. The key is establishing the extent of the Indian Ocean continental shelf from its shoreline.
INDIA has launched a study to mark and expand its sea boundary by an additional one million square kilometres, (400,000 square miles), beyond its existing exclusive economic zone, the country's Daily News has reported. A seismic survey is being carried out by the National Institute of Oceanography, with a view to staking a claim by 2005 for extended maritime borders on the east and west coast of India. The key is establishing the extent of the Indian Ocean continental shelf from its shoreline.
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