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1 TH MARITIM AD LAD BOUDARY BT TH RPUBLIC OF AD TH RPUBLIC OF LOVIA Maps 2017

2 TABL OF COTT Map I Course of the Boundary outh of Brezovec-del/Murišće Map II Mouth of the Dragonja and the Bay Map III quidistance Line Map IV Claims of the Parties Map V General Coastal Projections Map VI Maritime Boundary Map VII Junction Area ote All the Maps are published In the Matter of an Arbitration under the Arbitration Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Republic of lovenia, signed on 4 ovember 2009, between the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of lovenia, Final Award, 29 June 2017.

3 Boundary between Croatia and lovenia , , C O U R O F T H B O U D A R Y O U T H O F B R Z O V C - D L / M U R I Miles ominal cale at Latitude :7, Map I Datum: TR89 Base aerial image: 8 December 2016 sri and its licensors.

4 Gulf of Trieste , avudrija Adriatic ea A Bay , t. Odoric Canal LOVIA Dragonja River Closing line of Bay Tribunal's decision in Bay alt pans M O U T H O F T H D R A G O J A A D T H B A Y autical Miles ominal cale at Latitude :8, Map II Mercator / TR89 Base map: OpentreetMap contributors.

5 T T4 O avudrija Adriatic ea Gulf of Trieste A T3 t. Odoric Canal T2 T1 LOVIA Dragonja River Osimo Treaty line Italy-Croatia continental shelf delimitation Outer limit of Croatia s 12 M territorial sea Closing line of Bay Tribunal's decision in Bay Tribunal s equidistance line Q U I D I T A C L I autical Miles 0 0 ominal cale at Latitude :400,000 Map III Mercator / TR89 Base map: OpentreetMap contributors.

6 T T4 O avudrija Adriatic ea A Gulf of Trieste T3 t. Odoric Canal T2 T1 LOVIA Dragonja River Osimo Treaty line Italy-Croatia continental shelf delimitation Outer limit of Croatia s 12 M territorial sea Closing line of Bay Tribunal's decision in Bay Tribunal s equidistance line Claim of Croatia Claim of lovenia C L A I M O F T H P A R T I autical Miles 0 0 ominal cale at Latitude :400,000 Map IV Mercator / TR89 Base map: OpentreetMap contributors.

7 Adriatic ea LOVIA G R A L C O A T A L P R O J C T I O autical Miles ominal cale at Latitude :1,02,000 Map V Mercator / TR89 Base map: OpentreetMap contributors.

8 T4 B Adriatic ea avudrija A Gulf of Trieste t. Odoric Canal T3 LOVIA Drago nja River T2 T1 Osimo Treaty line Closing line of Bay Tribunal's Decision in Bay & territorial sea M A R I T I M B O U D A R Y 2 0 autical Miles ominal cale at Latitude :20,000 Map VI Mercator / TR89 Base map: OpentreetMap contributors.

9 T T4 D B C avudrija Adriatic ea Gulf of Trieste A T3 t. Odoric Canal T2 T1 LOVIA Dragonja River Osimo Treaty line Italy-Croatia continental shelf delimitation Outer limit of Croatia s 12 M territorial sea Tribunal's decision in Bay & territorial sea Limits of the Junction Area J U C T I O A R A autical Miles 0 0 ominal cale at Latitude :400,000 Map VII Mercator / TR89 Base map: OpentreetMap contributors.

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