Pakistan Navy Hydrographic Department
National Hydrographic Office Pakistan | |
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Science and technology | |
Research Vessel(s) | PNS Behr Paima |
Commanders | |
Hydrographer of Pakistan(HoP) | Rear Admiral Muhammad Saleem HI(M) |
The National Hydrographic Office Pakistan' (
Commissioned in 1959,
Extension of Continental Shelf
National Hydrographic Office Pakistan (NHO) played a crucial role in the extension of EEZ of Pakistan. Pakistan Navy initiated the continental shelf extension case at ministerial level in 1995.
On 19 March 2015, UN Commission on continental shelf extension (UNCLCS) accepted Pakistan's case on continental shelf extension resultantly historic event occurred in the country's history when Pakistan became the only country in the region whose continental shelf is extended from 200 NM to 350 NM.
References
- ^ a b GoPak. "National Hydrographic Office Pakistan". Government of Pakistan. Electronic Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ^ National Institute of Oceanography. "Coastal Hydrography". National Institute of Oceanography. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Ex-Hydrographers". Ex-Hydrographers of Pakistan. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-415-97024-2.