# The South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (Territorial Sea) (Amendment) Order 2024

S.I. 2024/994 · made 2 October 2024

This Order amends the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (Territorial Sea) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1995) (“the 1989 Order”). That Order specifies a series of points around South Georgia and other islands in its immediate vicinity, which are joined by a series of straight baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured. The Maritime Zone established around the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands by the Proclamation (Maritime Zone) No. 1 of 1993 is also measured from these baselines.

Made under: 1895 c. 34

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/south-georgia-and-south-sandwich-islands-territorial-sea-amendment-order-2024/pdf/uksi_20240994_en.pdf

## Introductory text

SOUTH ATLANTIC TERRITORIES
Made 2nd October 2024
Coming into force 3rd October 2024
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 2nd day of October 2024
Present,
The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
His Majesty, in pursuance of the powers conferred upon Him by the Colonial Boundaries Act 1895 and all other powers enabling Him on that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

## 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (Territorial Sea) (Amendment) Order 2024 and comes into force on 3rd October 2024.

## 2 Amendment of the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (Territorial Sea) Order 1989

(1) The South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (Territorial Sea) Order 1989 is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 3, paragraph 3—
(a) for “in the first column” each time it occurs, substitute “in the second and third columns”;
(b) for “in the second column”, substitute “in the fourth column”;
(c) for “points 19 and 20”, substitute “points 20 and 21”.
(3) For the Schedule, substitute the Schedule to this Order.

## Signature

Richard Tilbrook
Clerk of the Privy Council

## POINTS ON OR IN THE VICINITY OF THE ISLAND OF SOUTH GEORGIA JOINED TO FORM BASELINES, EXCEPT BETWEEN POINTS 20 AND 21

Co-ordinates of Latitude South
Co-ordinates of Longitude West
Name of Feature
1.
53° 59’ 27”S
38° 17’ 52”W
Ramp Rock - N
2.
53° 59’ 40”S
38° 10’ 31”W
Trinity Island
3.
53° 59’ 49”S
38° 01’ 22”W
Bird Island
4.
53° 59’ 24”S
37° 55’ 08”W
Sørn
5.
53° 58’ 31”S
37° 44’ 31”W
Cape North
6.
53° 57’ 48”S
37° 29’ 21”W
Rock north of Welcome Island
7.
54° 03’ 23”S
36° 59’ 17”W
Cape Constance
8.
54° 03’ 44”S
36° 57’ 35”W
Contrast Rocks
9.
54° 04’ 47”S
36° 51’ 13”W
The Guides
10.
54° 06’ 48”S
36° 40’ 09”W
Hercules Point
11.
54° 07’ 06”S
36° 38’ 38”W
Turpie Rock
12.
54° 07’ 30”S
36° 37’ 34”W
Humpback Rocks
13.
54° 10’ 58”S
36° 29’ 25”W
Jason Island
14.
54° 15’ 33”S
36° 18’ 01”W
East Skerry
15.
54° 17’ 20”S
36° 14’ 44”W
Cape George
16.
54° 22’ 33”S
36° 09’ 21”W
Cape Vakop
17.
54° 32’ 37”S
35° 53’ 27”W
Rock off Cape Charlotte
18.
54° 41’ 57”S
35° 43’ 37”W
Filchner Rocks
19.
54° 48’ 14”S
35° 46’ 02”W
Cooper Island - NE
20.
54° 49’ 16”S
35° 46’ 32”W
Cooper Island - SE
21.
54° 49’ 31”S
35° 48’ 13”W
Cooper Island - SW
22.
54° 55’ 26”S
36° 06’ 47”W
First Rock
23.
54° 45’ 54”S
36° 19’ 53”W
Kupriyanov Islands
24.
54° 38’ 19”S
36° 45’ 44”W
Tanner Island, Pickersgill Islands
25.
54° 30’ 46”S
37° 06’ 02”W
South West Point
26.
54° 29’ 48”S
37° 08’ 24”W
Mislaid Rock
27.
54° 08’ 27”S
37° 45’ 54”W
Saddle Island
28.
54° 04’ 39”S
38° 00’ 40”W
Olsen Rock
29.
54° 04’ 33”S
38° 01’ 33”W
Waring Rocks
30.
54° 01’ 21”S
38° 15’ 35”W
Bryde Rocks - S
31.
54° 01’ 07”S
38° 16’ 02”W
Bryde Rocks - N
32.
53° 59’ 29”S
38° 18’ 00”W
Ramp Rock - W
1.
53° 59’ 27”S
38° 17’ 52”W
Ramp Rock - N

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order in Council)
This Order amends the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (Territorial Sea) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1995) (“the 1989 Order”). That Order specifies a series of points around South Georgia and other islands in its immediate vicinity, which are joined by a series of straight baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured. The Maritime Zone established around the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands by the Proclamation (Maritime Zone) No. 1 of 1993 is also measured from these baselines.
This Order amends the 1989 Order to revise the co-ordinates of those points, to rename some points and to add a new point. This follows a new survey and the publication of new charts of the area.
The baseline along the coast between points 20 and 21 in the Schedule is measured from the low-water line as set out in Article 3(1) of the 1989 Order.
The limits of the territorial sea derived from these baselines are shown on Admiralty Charts published by the UK Hydrographic Office and obtainable from agents and distributors.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/994 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/south-georgia-and-south-sandwich-islands-territorial-sea-amendment-order-2024
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