Netherlands–Venezuela Boundary Treaty

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Netherlands–Venezuela Boundary Treaty
Boundary Delimitation Treaty between the Republic of Venezuela and the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Tratado de Límites Marítimos entre la República de Venezuela y el Reino de los Países Bajos
Grensverdrag tussen de Republiek Venezuela en het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
Boundary delimitation
Signed31 March 1978 (1978-03-31)
LocationWillemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles
Parties
DepositaryUnited Nations United Nations Secretariat
LanguagesDutch; Spanish

The Netherlands–Venezuela Boundary Treaty is a 1978

BES islands
and Venezuela.

The treaty was signed on 31 March 1978. The text of the treaty establishes a complex

United States – Venezuela Maritime Boundary Treaty
, signed just days before the Netherlands–Venezuela treaty.

In places, the boundary lines were adjusted from the natural equidistant lines because of considerations of the placement of oilfields and other mineral deposits in the area.

The full name of the treaty is Boundary Delimitation Treaty between the Republic of Venezuela and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

See also

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References

  • Anderson, Ewan W. (2003). International Boundaries: A Geopolitical Atlas. Routledge: New York.
  • Jagota, S. P. (1985). Maritime Boundary. Martinis Nijhoff: Dordrecht.

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