| Type | Boundary delimitation |
|---|---|
| Signed | 5 November 1993 (1993-11-05) |
| Location | London,United Kingdom |
| Effective | 1 June 1995 |
| Parties | |
| Depositary |  United Nations Secretariat |
| Language | English |
The1993 United Kingdom–United States Maritime Delimitation Treaties are twotreaties between theUnited Kingdom and theUnited States whichestablishmaritime boundary between British territories and American territories in theCaribbean Sea.[1]
Both treaties were signed inLondon on 5 November 1993. The first treaty delimits theboundary between the British territory ofAnguilla and theUnited States Virgin Islands. The boundary is a simplified equidistant line that consists of a singlemaritime straight-line segment 1.34 nautical miles (2.48 km; 1.54 mi) long. It is defined by a straight line connecting two individual coordinate points. The full name of the treaty isTreaty between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the United States of America on the Delimitation in the Caribbean of a Maritime Boundary between the US Virgin Islands and Anguilla.
The second treaty delimits the boundary between theBritish Virgin Islands and theUnited States Virgin Islands andPuerto Rico. The boundary is a simplified equidistant line that runs in a south–south-east direction until it terminates at thetripoint ofAnguilla. It is far longer and more complicated than the Anguilla–U.S. Virgin Islands boundary: it is about 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) long and consists of 49 straight-line segments defined by 50 individual coordinate points. The full name of the treaty isAgreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the United States of America on the Delimitation in the Caribbean of a Maritime Boundary between Puerto Rico/US Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.
The two treaties entered into force on 1 June 1995 after they had beenratified by both states.
