Dear Paul Ure and Colleagues,
There is a difference between Rockall and some of the other features
mentioned in that the claim to measure an EEZ from Rockall was abandoned in
1997 upon accession to the LOS Convention in view of the terms of article
121(3).
I am not at all expert in appraising the two attached oceandots images (for
which many thanks), but it is not easy to see anything standing above water.
Regards,
David Anderson
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Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 9:27 AM
Subject: [INT-BOUNDARIES] Reef vs Island
> Dear Colleagues
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> Further to previous discussion both on and off list on these mid ocean
> features, Middleton and Elizabeth reefs must surely rank alongside
> Rockall, the Spratleys, Okinotorishima and others when studies are
> conducted on the impact and influence of low lying elevations in
> generating full and extended EEZ's.
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> After viewing each of them at the referenced URL's consider the question:
> 'What does make an island?' or more particularily 'What makes these
> islands?'
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> http://www.oceandots.com/pacific/elizmid/elizabeth.htm
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> http://www.oceandots.com/pacific/elizmid/middleton2.htm
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> Regards
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> Paul Ure
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