list of geographical coordinates of points for the drawing of straight baselines, with an illustrative map, as established by Executive Decree No. PCM 007-2000 of 21 March 2000 mzn35Download hnd_mzn35_2000Download ANALYSIS OF HONDURAS STRAIGHT BASELINESExecutive Decree No. PCM 007-2000Pacific Ocean: In Article 1 (B) Honduras claims a segment of the Gulf of Fonsecaclosing line as its straight baseline from which to determine the breadth of its maritimeclaims in the Pacific Ocean. This claim results from the ICJ’s 1992 ruling in the Land,Island and Maritime Frontier Dispute between Honduras and El Salvador. Theinterpretation and application of this decision require the agreement among El Salvador,Honduras, and Nicaragua. No further analysis of this closing line will be made in thispaper.Caribbean Sea: The following analysis of the Honduran claim made for its baselinesalong its Caribbean coastline was made using National Imagery and Mapping Agency(NIMA) charts. The claim is illustrated on the page-sized map included in thisanalysis. Honduras has created 16 straight baseline segments along its Caribbeancoastline which range in length from 0.4 miles to 62.6 miles. Segment 1-2 begins at the terminus of the Honduras-Guatemala international boundary(“from the last marker of the land boundary…on the right bank of the mouth of theMotagua River “) to the northern point of Punta Caballos. This stretch of Hondurancoastline is smooth with no fringing islands. A straight baseline segment isinappropriate in this area where there are neither fringing islands nor a coastline whichis deeply indented and cut into. The territorial sea should be measured from the lowwater mark.Between points 2 and 3 the baseline is the low-water mark of the coastline, a stretch ofapproximately 13.5 miles. Baseline segment 3-4, slightly more than 7 miles in length, connects a point near PuntaUlua (just west of the Ulua River) to Punta Sal. The body of water enclosed by this linefails to meet an article 10 bay closing line requirements and the straight baselinegeographic requirements are not met, as well. Claimed baseline segment 4-5 connects the mainland coast at Punta Sal to the westernend of Isla de Utila, more than 36 miles to the northeast. There are no interveningislands between Punta Sal and this island and the mainland coastline is quite smoothand is not “deeply indented or cut into”. The waters enclosed by this line segmentwould not be considered “sufficiently closely linked to the land domain to be subject tothe regime of internal waters.” Therefore, the appropriate baseline in this area would bethe low-water mark.Between basepoints 5, at the western end of Isla de Utila, and 6, situated about 3.7miles east along the north coast of the island, Honduras claims the low-water mark as the baseline. Baseline segment 6-7 connects the north coast of Isla de Utila to a pointon the west coast of Isla de Roatan, just north of Punta Oeste.The baseline continues eastward for about 24 miles along the low-water mark of Isla deRoatán’s north coast to point 8, situated on the eastern end of the island. From here,point 8 is connected to point 9 on Isla Morat by…

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