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(g) Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean 



(i) The Arabian Sea Zone 



The Arabian Sea Zone shall comprise the sea areas 

 within a line drawn between the following positions : 



and shall come into operation on the date on which the 

 present Convention shaU have come into force in 

 respect of India. 



(ii) The Bay of Bengal Coastal Zone 



The Bay of Bengal Coastal Zone shall comprise the 

 sea areas between the nearest land and a line drawn 

 between the following positions: 



Latitude Longitude 



10° 15' north 80° 50' east, 



14° 30' north 81° 38' east; 



20° 20' north 88° 10' east, 



20° 20' north 89° east, 



and shall come into operation on the date on which the 

 present Convention shall have come into force in 

 respect of India. 



(iii) The Malagasy Zone 



The Malagasy Zone shall comprise the sea area within 

 a distance of 100 miles from the nearest land along the 

 coast of Madagascar west of the meridians of Cape 

 d'Ambre in the north and of Cape Ste. Marie in the 

 south and within a distance of 150 miles from the 

 nearest land along the coast of Madagascar east of 

 these meridians, and shall come into operation when 

 the present Convention shall have come into force in 

 respect of Madagascar. 



(h) Australia 



The Australian Zone 



The Australian Zone shall comprise the sea area within a 

 distance of 150 miles from the nearest land along the coasts 

 of Australia, except off the north and west coasts of the 



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