Maritime boundaries of the Caribbean part of the Kingdom
In the Caribbean Sea, the Kingdom shares several boundaries with other states. This has resulted in several boundary treaties. Boundaries have also been established between the various countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. All boundaries, limits and zones are available below.
| Maritime zones Aruba |
| Maritime zones Caribbean Netherlands |
| Maritime zones Curaçao |
| Maritime zones Sint Maarten |
Limits and boundaries for Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten
Limits and boundaries for Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire.
Boundaries with other states in the Caribbean Sea
The maritime boundary between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Venezuela is laid down in a treaty. The boundary consists of 4 sectors:
- Sector A delimits the area west of Aruba.
- Sector B delimits the area south of Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire.
- Sector C delimits the area east of Bonaire.
- Sector D delimits the border south of Saba and Sint Eustatius and the Venezuelan island of Aves.
The maritime boundary with France is laid down in a treaty as well. This is a maritime boundary at both the west and the east side of the island of Sint Maarten (NL) / Saint Martin (FR). The eastern boundary is also the boundary with French Saint Barthélemy.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands also shares maritime boundaries with states that have not yet been officially laid down. These are:
- United Kingdom (Anguilla).
- United States (American Virgin Islands).
- Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- Dominican Republic (northern boundary of Aruba and Curaçao).
Maritime boundaries within the Kingdom
The boundaries between Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and the Caribbean Netherlands are laid down by law. Saba and Sint Eustatius have only established a division of the territorial sea of these 2 islands of the Caribbean part of the Kingdom.
| Act | Geographic scope | Year | Geodetic datum |
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Boundary Delimitation Treaty between the Republic of Venezuela and the Kingdom of the Netherlands |
Caribbean part of the Kingdom |
1978 |
NAD27 (Saba, Sint Maarten); |
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Territorial sea of the Kingdom in the Netherlands Antilles (Extension) Act |
Caribbean part of the Kingdom |
1985 |
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Decree governing the implementation of section 1 of the Territorial Sea of the Kingdom in the Netherlands Antilles (Extension) Act 1985 |
Caribbean part of the Kingdom |
1985 |
NAD27 (Saba, Sint Maarten); |
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Maritime Boundary between the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba (Establishment) Act |
Caribbean part of the Kingdom |
1985 |
PSAD56 |
| Exclusive Economic Zone (Establishment) Act |
Kingdom |
1999 |
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Contiguous Zone (Establishment) Act |
Kingdom |
2005 |
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Contiguous Zone (Demarcation) Decree |
Kingdom |
2006 |
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Decree on the limits of the Caribbean Exclusive Economic Zone |
Caribbean part of the Kingdom |
2010 |
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Act on the Demarcation of the Sea Boundaries between Curaçao and Bonaire, and between Sint Maarten and Saba |
Caribbean part of the Kingdom |
2010 |
WGS84 |
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Decree on the boundaries of the public bodies Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba |
Caribbean Netherlands |
2010 |
WGS84 |