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184:, the southern tip of which is at 54°40′ N latitude. British diplomats were less concerned about any eventual land boundary than they were about freedom of navigation in the North Pacific. In addition to the adjustment to include all of Prince of Wales Island within the Russian sphere, the Anglo-Russian Convention of 1825 also established the principle of the 105:
The first section of the ukase stated that "the pursuits of commerce, whaling, fishing and other industry, on all islands, ports and gulfs, including the whole north-west coast of North America to the 45°50′ north latitude, are all included in this edict for the purpose of granting the same
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exclusivity to Russian subjects". The second section "prohibits all foreign vessels not only from landing on the coasts and islands belonging to Russia, but, also, does not permit them to approach these islands and coasts within less than one hundred
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Die historiografische Tradition, die hier einen engen Zusammenhang sieht oder die Monroe Doktrin sogar als eine zumindest »indirekte« Antwort auf den ukaz von 1821 betrachtet, erscheint somit durchaus
180:. The 54°40′ N latitude line was proposed by the British, as general negotiations had focussed on 55° north latitude, but part of the Russian terms was a desire to retain all of 153:
occurred prior to any Russian assertion of sovereignty, and claimed (controversially) that British vessels had pioneered the region's fur trade before those of any other nation.
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from the sea, and also included wording concerning the marine boundary north from Prince of Wales Island's southern tip. The latter items mentioned figured prominently in the
129:. "The line of the Emperor Paul" boundary had been revised northward to 55° north latitude in 1802 (51° N latitude corresponds, roughly, to the northern tip of 137:). American and British diplomats and commentators strenuously objected to news of the Ukase of 1821, noting that American, British and French 536: 110:, without the vessels being subject to confiscation, along with the whole cargo" (one Italian mile was 2,025 yards/1,852 meters). 546: 378: 145:) before Russia had ever extended its claim eastward; the British pointed out that the landings and explorations of Captains 236: 395: 341: 297: 531: 21: 541: 497: 448: 169: 181: 220:. When the American government protested, the vessel was released and compensation was paid for the detention. 165: 177: 134: 161: 492:]. Volume 9 of Transnationale Geschichte. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. p. 119. 261:
Nichols, Irby C Jr (February 1967). "The Russian Ukase and the Monroe Doctrine: A Re-Evaluation".
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Das Imperium und die Seeotter: Die Expansion Russlands in den nordpazifischen Raum, 1700–1867
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also was a factor in the American decision to promulgate the Monroe Doctrine in 1823 .
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Empire and sea otters: Russia's expansion into the north Pacific area, 1700-1867
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The southward limit of Russian territorial claim - to south of the mouth of the
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The only attempt to enforce the ukase occurred in 1822, when the Russian sloop
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Extended negotiations and exchanges of diplomatic notes and missions by
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that proclaimed a zone of denial to all except Russian subjects. The
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Russian proclamation of sovereignty over northwestern North America
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In September of the same year, Emperor Alexander I issued an
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Eastern Destiny: Russia in Asia and the North Pacific
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45°50′0″N 123°57′43″W / 45.83333°N 123.96194°W / 45.83333; -123.96194
Russian
Russian
ukase
sovereignty
North America
Alaska
Pacific Northwest
ukase
O. S.
Italian miles
Columbia
51° N latitude
Ukase of 1799
Paul I of Russia
Vancouver Island
Cape Scott
fur-trading
Sitka Sound
Cook
Vancouver
Great Britain
U.S.A.
Russo-American Treaty of 1824
Anglo-Russian Convention of 1825
cede
54°40′ N latitude
Prince of Wales Island
leagues
Alaska boundary dispute

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