Which international boundaries are 100% fiat, meaning 100% straight? On the map I see: Morocco-Western Sahara Algeria-Mauretania Western Sahara-Algeria ...
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michael donner
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May 1, 2001 9:11 am
in practical reality probably none of them since surveys have generally wandered a bit not to mention the earth curvature like even the famous colorado &...
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michael donner
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May 1, 2001 9:12 am
congrats all around on a propitious beginning so far we have one mereotopology of claves based on political boundaries alone & another based on the boundaries...
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michael donner
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May 1, 2001 9:13 am
recently granted ... very allowing of you good chap still preferring to use words at least somewhat according to their meaning & since they do reflect &...
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Peter Smaardijk
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May 1, 2001 9:26 am
Thinking about the subject of straight borders, something that I have wondered about for a long time came up again. The island of New Guinea is divided by a...
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Brendan Whyte
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May 1, 2001 11:19 am
Victor Prescott's book should have the details. you can buy copies from him. Email j.prescott@... and ask for his "Map of Mainland Asia by...
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Peter Smaardijk
smaardijk@...
May 1, 2001 1:20 pm
I should have searched more thoroughly first and asked then. The boundary treaty (an astonishingly short one, but then again this boundary is not too...
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Brendan Whyte
brwhyte@...
May 1, 2001 3:03 pm
First, the cyprus maps came out ok for me on the first but not second post. How about the rest of you? I will repost if necessary. As there are somewhere in...
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Bill Hanrahan
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May 1, 2001 3:54 pm
Just a suggestion, but it would be great if individuals posting maps and photos as attachments *ALSO* take advantage of the BoundaryPoint's FILES function by...
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michael donner
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May 1, 2001 6:12 pm
all swell & many thanx your states as living objects here is a leading edge thought & inviting to enlarge upon m...
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michael donner
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May 1, 2001 6:44 pm
peter are you kiddin it is good to see you anyway ... do you mean the guessing wasnt as much fun as the searching or the discovering & what a rare treat...
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Arif Samad
fHoiberg@...
May 1, 2001 7:43 pm
Sorry to inform you of this, but the Papua New Guinea-Indonesia boundary is not completely straight even when you discount Fly River. Yes, there are two ...
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michael donner
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May 1, 2001 7:56 pm
... no problem pet good for a dab of contrast value & we love rehabilitating everything here as it happens my own life was once actually saved by devils...
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Brendan Whyte
brwhyte@...
May 1, 2001 9:09 pm
No, i was just noting that the count of countries is subjective: Palestine, Taiwan, Tibet, Seeland ,Hutt River, East Timor, SMOM... it all depends on your...
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Bill Hanrahan
hanrahan@...
May 1, 2001 9:16 pm
Then again, I tried doing just that this morning, and it didn't work...go figure. Bill ... From: Bill Hanrahan To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday,...
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michael donner
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May 1, 2001 10:17 pm
good to hear from you bill good idea too also my pleasure to report to you & wishfully all of you via this double bank shot try that my previous 3 messages...
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michael donner
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May 1, 2001 10:35 pm
peter are you kiddin it is good to see you anyway ... do you mean the guessing wasnt as much fun as the searching or the discovering & what a rare treat...
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michael donner
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May 1, 2001 10:42 pm
... no problem pet good for a dab of contrast value & we love rehabilitating everything here as it happens my own life was once actually saved by devils...
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michael donner
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May 1, 2001 11:34 pm
all swell & many thanx your states as living objects here is a leading edge thought & inviting to enlarge upon m...
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granthutchison@...
May 1, 2001 11:50 pm
Country count Michael, if it helps, I've attached a list of the 192 "core countries" that seem to have the most wide-spread recognition. Any tripoint survey...
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michael donner
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May 1, 2001 11:55 pm
good to hear from you bill good idea too the pause function is now clearing effectively also my pleasure to report to you & wishfully all of you via this...
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granthutchison@...
May 2, 2001 12:09 am
Oops. Of course, "This, I think, is the only land-surface boundary between country and dependency" should have read "This, I think, is the only land-surface...
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michael donner
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May 2, 2001 12:41 am
... i figger its our collective energy flow just swooping around the planet & sometimes leaving apparent gaps which one can feel lucky to find & occupy for as...
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Peter Smaardijk
smaardijk@...
May 2, 2001 1:18 am
Don't be sorry, Arif. I don't like straight boundaries more than other ones, and anyway, there is more of a story to it when it is not a perfectly straight...
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Brendan Whyte
brwhyte@...
May 2, 2001 1:44 am
Sorry, "Frontiers of Asian and southeast Asia." which covers Afghanistan through to Indonesia-Australian and PNg-Austrlaian boundaries. "Map of Mainland Asia...
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Brendan Whyte
brwhyte@...
May 2, 2001 1:48 am
(HMS Fly). I wonder what the ship was named after... It was probablty small, and black ,and darted about annoying Her Majesty's enemies, landing in their ice...
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michael donner
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May 2, 2001 5:17 am
nice going grant this consensus census & most nearly official inventory of the sovereign countries of the world certainly does move things along it isnt &...
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Brendan Whyte
brwhyte@...
May 2, 2001 5:34 am
the 2 sovereign divas themselves actually boogie forth in plain view ... Yep, nothing worse than flopping your full power on the table in front of other...
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michael donner
m@...
May 2, 2001 5:57 am
jesper this question is more fascinating & playful than i first realized & your list might be increased by the following tho i am not sure about several of...
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Peter Smaardijk
smaardijk@...
May 2, 2001 10:55 am
Thanks a lot, Brendan! Not only have you answered the question why the Fly became a boundary (headhunters have always been a problem in this area, and...
