191. In the specific instance of Cargados Carajos shoals, the C-Map presentation inexplicably omits the reef shoreline, drying areas, and land features at multiple chart scales. Using the scales according to Expedition software, the reef is not shown at Levels A or B or any magnifications of those scales and also Level C except for a glimpse of the reef at the southern tip of the shoals (Figure 14). What is shown instead is a large blue area corresponding to depths 200m or less, five spot charted depths, the name of the shoals and an economic zone corresponding to a 12 mile boundary around the actual landmass of the shoals. However, no land or reef is apparent. The land and reef are apparent on all scales of official paper charts reviewed by the report team (Figures 8 and 15).
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192. This is no minor omission. It is not a small isolated danger. The north to south extent of the
dangers and off-lying islands, between Albatross Island in the north and Coco Island in the south is
about 36nm. The east to west spread is about 15nm creating a total area of over 500nm². The
length of the eastern side of the reef edge is more than 35nm. The Cargados Carajos Shoals have
been well known to mariners for many years and appear on charts dating back to the 17th Century