Australia–Solomon Islands Maritime Boundary Agreement

The Australia–Solomon Islands Maritime Boundary Agreement is a treaty between the governments of Australia and the Solomon Islands signed in Honiara on 13 September 1988 to delimit a maritime boundary in the ocean and the seabed.

Australia – Solomon Islands Maritime Boundary Agreement

Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Solomon Islands establishing certain sea and seabed boundaries
Type	Boundary delimitation
Signed	13 September 1988 (1988-09-13)
Location	Honiara, Solomon Islands
Effective	14 April 1989
Parties	Australia Solomon Islands
Depositary	United Nations Secretariat
Language	English

The text of the treaty sets out a relatively short boundary composed of two straight-line maritime segments defined by three individual coordinate points. The boundary represents an approximate equidistant line between Australia and the Solomon Islands and defines the limit of Australian Fishing Zone and the Solomon Islands Exclusive Economic Zone.

The full name of the treaty is Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Solomon Islands establishing certain sea and seabed boundaries. It entered into force on 14 April 1989 after it had been ratified by both countries.

References

• Anderson, Ewan W. (2003). International Boundaries: A Geopolitical Atlas. Routledge: New York. ISBN 9781579583750; OCLC 54061586
• Charney, Jonathan I., David A. Colson, Robert W. Smith. (2005). International Maritime Boundaries, 5 vols. Hotei Publishing: Leiden. ISBN 9780792311874; ISBN 9789041119544; ISBN 9789041103451; ISBN 9789004144613; ISBN 9789004144798; OCLC 23254092
• Stuart B. Kaye (1995). V3IRAAAAYAAJAustralia's Maritime Boundaries. Wollongong, New South Wales: University of Wollongong Press. ISBN 9780864183927; OCLC 38390208

External links

• Full text of agreement