Common use of Official Description Clause in Contracts

Official Description. All geographic coordinates are based upon North American Datum of 1927. All geographic coordinates are expressed in degrees, minutes and seconds. Any references to straight lines means points joined directly on a North American Datum of 1927 Universal Transverse Mercator projected plane surface. All topographic features hereinafter referred to being according to: edition 3 of the MacKay Lake NTS mapsheet number 75 M; edition 3 of the Aylmer Lake NTS mapsheet number 76 C; edition 3 of the Lac De Gras NTS mapsheet number 76 D; edition 1 of the Contwoyto Lake NTS mapsheet number 76 E; edition 1 of the Nose Lake NTS mapsheet number 76 F; edition 3 of the Sulphur Bay NTS mapsheet number 85 G; edition 5 of the Yellowknife NTS mapsheet number 85 J; edition 2 of the Rae NTS mapsheet number 85 K; edition 3 of the Willow Lake NTS mapsheet number 85 L; edition 2 of the Wecho River NTS mapsheet number 85 O; edition 3 of the Carp Lakes NTS mapsheet number 85 P; edition 2 of the Rivière Grandin NTS mapsheet number 86 D; edition 3 of the Leith Peninsula NTS mapsheet number 86 E; edition 1 of the Xxxxx Lake NTS mapsheet number 86 E/7; edition 1 of the Fishtrap Lake NTS mapsheet number 86 E/8; edition 3 of the Calder River NTS mapsheet number 86 F; edition 2 of the Point Lake NTS mapsheet number 86 H; edition 2 of the Hepburn Lake NTS mapsheet number 86 J; edition 2 of the Xxxxx River NTS mapsheet number 86 K; edition 1 of the Xxxxxx Lake NTS mapsheet number 95 P; edition 2 of the Xxxxxx Hoe River NTS mapsheet number 96 A; Wek’èezhìi comprises all that parcel of land, in the Northwest Territories, described as follows: commencing at the point of intersection of the west bank of Great Slave Lake with latitude 61° 52' 32"N and approximate longitude 114° 41' 51"W; thence northwesterly in a straight line to the intersection of the west limit of Yellowknife Highway with latitude 62° 04' 05"N and approximate longitude 116° 19' 14"W; thence northwesterly in a straight line to the intersection of latitude 62° 17' 33"N and longitude 117° 31' 33"W; thence northwesterly in a straight line to the intersection of latitude 62° 32' 45"N and longitude 118° 28' 23"W; thence northwesterly in a straight line to the intersection of latitude 62° 45' 47"N and longitude 119° 37' 48"W; thence northwesterly in a straight line to the intersection of latitude 62/ 48' 44" N with longitude 119° 45' 09"W; thence northwesterly in a straight line to the intersection of latitude 62° 50' 42"N and longitude 119° 49' 07"W; thence northwesterly in a straight line to its intersection with the south boundary of the Sahtu settlement area at the intersection of latitude 64° 01' 00"N with the east bank of an unnamed stream at approximate longitude 121° 14' 30"W; thence northeasterly along the boundary of the Sahtu settlement area to its intersection with the southwesterly boundary of Nunavut; thence southeasterly along the boundary of Nunavut to its intersection with approximate latitude 64° 47' 52"N and longitude 108° 42' 57"W; thence southwesterly in a straight line to the intersection of latitude 64° 19' 28"N with longitude 109° 43' 51"W; thence southwesterly in a straight line to the intersection of latitude 64° 14' 26"N with longitude 110° 13' 30"W; thence southwesterly in a straight line to the intersection of the east bank of Courageous Lake with latitude 64° 09' 32"N at approximate longitude 110° 49' 13"W; thence southerly and easterly along the bank of said lake to its intersection with latitude 64° 06' 41"N and approximate longitude 111° 03' 41"W; thence southwesterly in a straight line to the intersection of the east bank of an unnamed lake with latitude 63° 47' 56"N at approximate longitude 112° 52' 44"W; thence southwesterly in a straight line to the intersection of latitude 63° 30' 00"N with longitude 113° 30' 00"W; thence southwesterly in a straight line to the intersection of latitude 63° 20' 50"N with longitude 114° 10' 11"W; thence southwesterly in a straight line to the intersection of latitude 62° 32' 29"N with longitude 115° 07' 37"W; thence southerly in a straight line to the intersection of the westerly bank of Great Slave Lake with latitude 62° 27' 59"N at approximate longitude 115° 15' 19"W; thence southerly along the said bank of Great Slave Lake to the point of commencement.