50 C.F.R. § 665.901

Current through September 30, 2024

Section 665.901 - Boundaries

The Marianas Trench Marine National Monument includes the following:

(a)Islands Unit. The Islands Unit includes the waters and submerged lands of the three northernmost Mariana Islands (Farallon de Pajaros (Uracas), Maug, and Asuncion). The shoreward boundary of the Islands Unit is the mean low water line. The seaward boundary of Islands Unit is defined by straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order listed:

ID	E. long.	N. lat.
1	144°1'22.97"	21°23'42.40"
2	145°33'25.20"	21°23'42.40"
3	145°44'31.14"	21°11'14.60"
4	146°18'36.75"	20°49'17.46"
5	146°18'36.75"	19°22'0.00"
6	145°3'12.22"	19°22'0.00"
7	144°1'22.97"	20°45'44.11"
1	144°1'22.97"	21°23'42.40"

(b)Volcanic Unit. The Volcanic Unit includes the submerged lands of designated volcanic sites. The boundaries of the Volcanic Unit are defined as circles of a one nautical mile radius centered on each of the following points:

ID	E. long.	N. lat.
Fukujin	143°27'30"	21°56'30"
Minami Kasuga #2	143°38'30"	21°36'36"
N.W. Eifuku	144°2'36"	21°29'15"
Minami Kasuga #3	143°38'0"	21°24'0"
Daikoku	144°11'39"	21°19'27"
Ahyi	145°1'45"	20°26'15"
Maug	145°13'18"	20°1'15"
Alice Springs	144°30'0"	18°12'0"
Central trough	144°45'0"	18°1'0"
Zealandia	145°51'4"	16°52'57"
E. Diamante	145°40'47"	15°56'31"
Ruby	145°34'24"	15°36'15"
Esmeralda	145°14'45"	14°57'30"
N.W. Rota #1	144°46'30"	14°36'0"
W. Rota	144°50'0"	14°19'30"
Forecast	143°55'12"	13°23'30"
Seamount X	144°1'0"	13°14'48"
South Backarc	143°37'8"	12°57'12"
Archaean site	143°37'55"	12°56'23"
Pika site	143°38'55"	12°55'7"
Toto	143°31'42"	12°42'48"

(c)Trench Unit. The Trench Unit includes the submerged lands of the Marianas Trench. The boundary of the Trench Unit extends from the northern limit of the EEZ around the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to the southern limit of the EEZ around Guam as defined by straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order listed:

ID	E. long.	N. lat.
1	145°5'46"	23°53'35"
2	145°52'27.10"	23°45'50.54"
3	146°36'18.91"	23°29'18.33"
4	147°5'16.84"	23°11'43.92"
5	147°22'31.43"	20°38'41.35"
6	147°40'48.31"	19°59'23.30"
7	147°39'59.51"	19°27'2.96"
8	147°48'51.61"	19°8'18.74"
9	148°21'47.20"	18°56'6.46"
10	148°42'50.50"	17°58'2.20"
11	148°34'47.12"	16°40'53.86"
12	148°5'39.95"	15°25'51.09"
13	146°23'24.38"	12°21'38.38"
14	145°28'33.28"	11°34'7.64"
15	143°3'9"	10°57'30"
16	142°19'54.93"	11°47'24.83"
17	144°42'31.24"	12°21'24.65"
18	145°17'59.93"	12°33'5.35"
19	147°29'32.24"	15°49'25.53"
20	147°27'32.35"	17°57'52.76"
21	147°20'16.96"	19°9'19.41"
22	146°57'55.31"	20°23'58.80"
23	145°44'31.14"	21°11'14.60"
24	144°5'27.55"	23°2'28.67"
1	145°5'46"	23°53'35"

50 C.F.R. §665.901