COASTAL DESCRIPTION IN FUTURE JANIS.

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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 24, 2000
• Sequence Number: 34
• Publication Date: August 2, 1946
• Content Type: MEMO

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1. This letter confirms the informal conversations held on
30 July 1946, between Op 32F16 and JISPB regarding the coastal
description of future JANIS.,
2. It is understood that the following will be the short
titles, limits, points of origin, and continuity of future
JANIS:
Caucasus Region, USSR (am 41)
Begin at Fort Katon, the limit of JANtIS 4O, and con-
tinue clockwise around Black Sea coast to Batum.
Begin at Iranian'boundary and continue north along
coast of Caspian to include delta of Volga River.
NAVY DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
2 August 1946
CLASSIFICATION/RELEASE INSTRUCTIONS ON FILE
From: Op-32F16
Tot The Director, JISPB
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Turkey (JANISS 51)
Start at Turkey-USSR boundary just south of Batum and
continue westward to Turkey-Bulgaria boundary
Trunovo River. Start at'Turkey-Greece boundary at
EaZey (Aynos) and follow coast eastward to Izmit
(Kocaeli) then south and westward to Turkey-Syria
boundary at Yagladaglo (Ordu). Describe Bosporus
and offshore islands belonging to Turkey when most
convenient.
Trans-Ural USSR (JANIS 57)
Begin at Kara on the European USSR boundary and con-
tinue eastward to Omsk-Krasnoyarsk at the head of
t rdanskaya Guba.
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Northeastern Siberia (JANZS 67)
Start at Gydanskaya Guba and continue eastward around
coast to Kamchatka boundary near Ust 'Apuka.
Chile (JANIS 316)
Start at eastern entrance to Magellan Strait doing the
enti
re southern side, including islands of
Tierra del Fuego. Then do the northern side of the
strait and continue to the Peru boundary.
Uruguay (JAN IS 313 )
Begin at Brazil boundary and continue to Rio Uruguay.
Soviet Central Asia (JANIS 58)
Begin at Iranian boundary and continue north and west
around coast of Caspian Sea to boundary of European
Russia (JANIS 40).
Iceland (JANIS 1
Start at Reykjanes on the southwest coast and continue
in a clockwise direction around the island.. Small off-
shore islands may be treated when most convenient,
Egypt (JANIS 211)
(a) North Coast. Gulf of Sollwn at Libyan boundary
east to Palestinian Border. (b) East Coast. From
Aqaba at Palestinian border to Suez to Sudanian
boundary.
Libya (JAMS 209)
Ras Agedir at Tunisian boundary east to Gulf of Sollum
tE
gyptian boundary.
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Cyprus (JANIS 50)
From Cape Arnauti at the west end of the island south
continuing around island counterclockwise.
Greenland (JANIS loo)
(a) East Coast. Begin at Cape Farewell and continue
northeast to Cape Morris Jesup. (b) West Coast.
Resume at Cape Farewell and continue northwest to
Cape Morris Jesup.
Bear Island (JANIS 45)
Begin at Cape Harry and continue counterclockwise.
Jan Mayen Island (JANIS 45)
Begin at South Cape and continue counterclockwise.
Spitzbergen (JANIS 46)
Begin at South Cape, West:Spitzbergen, and continue
clockwise around island. Resume at Wahlenberg Fjord,
Northeastland, and continue clockwise around island.
Describe Barents and Edge Island as convenient.
Anglo-E tian Sudan (JANIS 201)
From Egyptian boundary south to Ras Kasar on the
Eritrean border.
Iran (JANIS 56)
From Indian border northwest to Shattal Arab on
Iraquian border. From Turkmen border on Caspian
seacoast to the Azerbaijan boundary.
Syria (JA,NIS 52)
From Turkish border south to Palestinian border.
Palestine (JANIS 54)
From Syrian border south to Egyptian border.
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1r ANIS 53)
Coastal description to be included in Ports and
Shipping.
Greece (JANIS 27)
Begin at the Albanian boundary and proceed southeast
around coast to Turkish border.
Northeast Brazil (JANIS 302)
From eastern boundary of Piauhy state east and south
along coast to southern boundary of state of Bahia.
Central Brazil (JAN'IS 305)
From southern boundary of state of Bahia south to
southern boundary of Sao Paulo.
Southern Brazil (JANIS 311)
From northern boundary of state of Parana to Uruguay
boundary.
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C. M. DeHority
CC tot Hydrographer, Op-!i3, Atttns Dr. R. H. Fleming
Beach Erosion Board, OCR
Rivers and Harbors Board, OCE
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