Talk:Rosalind Bank

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The reason I added Rosalind Bank to those categories was that Serranilla Bank article says that Rosalind is also disputed.

"Several islands were transferred to Colombia by the U.S., effective on September 17, 1981; while it is clear that almost all of the islands in the area of what is now Colombia's San Andrés and Providencia that were occupied by the United States on grounds of the Guano Islands Act since the late 19th century were returned by the United States to Colombia by 1982, it is unclear if Serranilla Bank, Bajo Nuevo Bank (and possibly Rosalind Bank) were also returned by the United States to Colombia or not."

We should explore the various national claims to this island. (Colombia, Jamacia, Nicaragua, US, etc.)

Reaganamerican 20:51, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That piece of information was added by user Citylover on 17 September 2005 13:29 to the Serranilla Bank article. Citylover also didn't provide a source. So would you please stop the nonsense of including Rosalind Bank with the islands claimed under the Guano act?--Ratzer 20:57, 22 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This island is claimed by some nation. Therefore, let us discover all the national claims to the island so we might inform the people concerning national sovereignty over the island. I personally suspect that Colombia, Jamacia, Nicaragua, and the US have claims to the island because this is the case with surrounding islands. Something that would help me ascertain if the island is included among the islands claimed under the Guano Islands Act would be the precise coordinates of the island. Reaganamerican 02:11, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Rosalind Bank is a purely submarine feature. It is not an island and has no islands, cays or above-water-rocks, even at low tide. The least known depth is about 7 meters (23 feet for Americans). So what's there to claim?--Ratzer 12:05, 24 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wow. This is interesting. I have one more source to check concerning this(give me a week or so). If I don't find anything after that, we should check to see which countries claim EEZs or territorial waters over the island. I think Honduras, Nicaragua, Colombia, Jamacia, and the US could have possible claims to the EEZ of the area.Reaganamerican 19:04, 24 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

EEZ Claims

Looking at the discussion above from 2007, it seems mention of a U.S. EEZ claim to Rosalind/Rosalinda Bank was never supported by evidence. The existing sources make no mention of a U.S. claim, and neither Exclusive economic zone of the United States nor the NOAA Office of Coast Survey EEZ maps indicate a U.S. claim. The 2007 IOC case regarding Honduras and Nicaragua's dispute over Rosalind Bank mentions not drawing a final line due to Colombian and Jamaican interests in the area. In 1986, Colombia and Honduras agreed to a maritime boundary in the area that puts Rosalinda in the Honduran EEZ and Serranilla in Colombia's. As best I can tell the only active dispute over the bank is between Honduras and Nicaragua ... and it's not clear to me that it is an active claim on Nicaragua's part. — Carter (Tcr25) (talk) 19:09, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]