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Schedule The Designated Area

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That area of the sea surrounding the Northern Isles of the Orkney Islands and below the line of the mean high water springs on these Islands bounded as follows: on the north by a straight line extending in an easterly direction from a point at 59°25'N latitude and 3°20'W longitude to a point at 59°25'N latitude and 2°15'W longitude; then on the east by a straight line extending in a southerly direction from the last mentioned point to a point at 59°00'N latitude and 2°15'W longitude; then on the south by a straight line extending in a westerly direction from the last mentioned point to a point at 59°00'N latitude and 2°34.6'W longitude; then on the west by a straight line extending in a north westerly direction from the last mentioned point to Stream Taing 59°04.13'N latitude and 2°48.10'W longitude on the Island of Shapinsay then in a northerly direction following the line of mean high water springs on the eastern shore of that Island to Ness of Ork at 59°5.25'N latitude and 2°48.10'W longitude; then in a north westerly direction to the Point of Avelshay at 59°8.20'N latitude and 2°57.82'W longitude on the Island of Rousay; then extending generally in a northerly direction along the line of mean high water springs on the eastern shore and westerly on the northern shore of that Island to Farraclett Head at 59°11.33'N latitude and 2°58.00'W longitude; then in a north westerly direction to the point of beginning at 59°25'N latitude and 3°20'W longitude.