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11 September 2025 | dataset

French Polynesia Territorial Sea (12 Nautical Miles`)

French Polynesia was on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories from 1946 to 1947, following the transmission of information on French Establishments in Oceania by France under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations. In 2013, the General Assembly re-inscribed French Polynesia, by recognizing that “French Polynesia remains a Non-Self-Governing Territory within the meaning of the Charter”.

• See General Assembly resolution 66 (I) of 14 December 1946 and 67/265 of 17 May 2013

Administering Power France

Decree No. 2019-319 of 12 April 2019 defines the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea adjacent to French Polynesia is measured. It supersedes Decree No, 2012-1068 of18 September 2012

The geographical coordinates are also described in this Decree and are referenced to the World Geodetic System (WGS84).

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Data and Resource

Field Value
Publisher Pacific Data Hub
Modified
Release Date
Source URL https://pacificdata.org/data/dataset/eab5e735-ca9b-4a92-9511-5db7fb95c0ac
Identifier eab5e735-ca9b-4a92-9511-5db7fb95c0ac
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Location French Polynesia
Relevant Countries French Polynesia
License License not specified
Author Pacific Community - SPC