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Agreement between the Royal Norwegian Government and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics concerning the sea frontier between Norway and the USSR in the Varangerfjord

Document type
Bilateral
Field of application
Regional/restricted
Date
Feb 15, 1957
Source
FAO, FAOLEX;  IUCN (ID: TRE-149097)
Place of adoption
Oslo
Language
Norwegian, Russian
Subject
Sea
Keyword
Maritime zone Territorial sea International agreement-text
Geographical area
Northern Europe, Eastern Europe
Abstract

The sea frontier between Norway and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in the Varangerfjord shall follow a straight line between specified points. Neither of the Contracting Parties shall extend its territorial waters beyond the straight line extending from other specified locations. The Parties shall establish, on a footing of equality, a Joint Soviet-Norwegian Boundary Commission, which shall calculate the geographical coordinates of the specified points.

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