The Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty and Access to the Gulf of Aqaba
A New Legal Regime
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9548702 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mohamed Elbaradei (United Nations Institute for Training and Research, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 532-554 |
| Publication date | 1982-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of International Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9300 • E-ISSN: 2161-7953 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2200785 |
| OpenAlex | W2046753766 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
The Gulf of Aqaba is a long, narrow body of water on the eastern side of the Sinai Peninsula. The western shore is Egyptian, the eastern shore is Saudi Arabian, and the head of the Gulf is Israeli and Jordanian territory. The islands of Tiran and Sanafir front the entrance and have been under Egyptian occupation since 1950. Saudi Arabia, however, maintains the claim that the two islands are Saudi Arabian territory. The length of the Gulf is about 96 miles; the breadth at the entrance to the Gulf is 53⁄4 miles; at its widest the Gulf measures 141⁄2 miles. The entrance to the Gulf is through the Strait of Tiran (about 3 miles wide), between Tiran Island and the Egyptian coast. There are two passages in the Strait; Enterprise Passage and Grafton Passage, 1,300 and 950 yards wide, respectively. Enterprise Passage, which lies close to the Sinai Peninsula coast, is the principal navigation channel into the Gulf, and the only channel that can be navigated safely by vessels of substantial size. On the coastline, Egypt and Saudi Arabia each have over 100 miles of territory; also Jordanian territory encompasses about 31⁄2 miles and the territory of Israel about 6 miles
Archaeology · Channel (broadcasting · East coast · Front (military · Geography · Middle East · Peninsula · Shore · Geology · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Maritime Law Issues · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Oceanography
Some Results of the Geneva Conference on the Law of the Sea
Egypt, Israel and the Gulf of Aqaba in International Law
The Regime of Straits and National Security
The Geneva Conference on the Law of the Sea
A Consideration of the Legal Status of the Gulf of Aqaba
Legal Status of the Gulf of Aqaba
The Regime of Straits and the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea
The Codification of the Law of Territorial Waters
The Geneva Conference on the Law of the Sea and the Right of Innocent Passage through the Gulf of Aqaba
Some Legal Problems of International Waterways, With Particular Reference To The Straits of Tiran and The Suez Canal
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,02 |
| Citation span | 1983 - 1983 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |