Greetings to everyone: I have a few questions regarding the official currency of some independent countries and dependencies. Do any of our Borderpoint members...
Are there any info about: 1. Palestine/Israel/Egypt 2. Palestine/Israel/Jordan (northern) 3. Palestine/Israel/Jordan (southern) tripoints? I bet that it is...
A catalan artist created in 1996 a tripoint-bordermarker at adesfrw. See http://www.albertgusi.com/obra_medacorba.html Don't forget to open the .pdf with...
A check of the detailed Financial Times currency guide to the world's currencies (http://markets.ft.com/ft/markets/reports/FTReport.asp?dockey=WORL-030709) ...
Fans of US interstate tripoints will be interested to know that the immediate area of KSMOOK has been developed into a huge new gambling casino, the Downstream...
I wonder where people get the idea that there are, or were, any Oman-UAE condominiums. It seems this belief is based on some maps which show joint Muscat/Ajman...
I have found some aerial photos of the Downstream Casino Resort under construction that show enough of the general area for me to locate and draw in the state...
Changes in the border between German states (Bundesländer) are rare. If not more than 10000 inhabitants are affected, the two states can agree upon a border...
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1052/when-happens-when-you-drive-between-two-countries-that-drive-on-opposite-sides-of-the-road (or, if it doesn't fit...
Today, the Summer Solstice, is the day that Greenland moves from "home rule" to "self-governance." It takes charge of its police, judiciary, and natural...
We have a friend who used to be South African, but has 'converted' to Dane. Her ZA passport expired and she applied for a temporary one as she had to travel...
I post this to find out if anyone has additional information, comments, or analysis. There are precisely 19 groups of Isolated Islands, defined as more than...
Oh, by the way, while having a look at it, the King Fahd link between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia is not a bridge either. It is a causeway. So, the border would...
Wikipedia has a "List of territorial disputes". Some of the listings for disputed sea islands seem bogus, and do not agree with other sources. Here are 7 which...
Chris mentioned visiting Campobello...good pictures, Chris. I also visited Campobello Island for a second time in April 2008. I've attached a copy of the...
I am proposing to use "Geopod" as a term for what (a) some call countries, (b) others call 1st-level subdivisions, (c) and others call dependencies , other,...
I'm forwarding the message below from the highly academic and somewhat stuffy INT-BOUNDARIES group because it's right on-target with what we're discussing. ...
Lowell may be right, altough we may have different opinions on this. Whatcom County (where Point Roberts is located) has an area of 6485 km'2, of which 15,34%...
Depending on your email program, you may be able to click on the link in the email. Alternatively, you may have to open a web browser, such as Firefox or ...
AEOMSA is a well called Umm az Zumul, see http://www.athagafy.com/maps/Umm_Az_Zumul.jpg I want to search on the web with the Arabic letters, but haven't been...
All: With all this North Korea nuclear stuff going on, CNN has (had?) a reporter stationed on the border who gave about a 2-minute report, with video of the ...
The 'Thailand' folder in the photos section has had several new photos added to it. There is a map showing how the boundary pillars on the Cambodian border are...
French Pres Sarkozy opened a military base last week in the UAE - it's comprised of three separate parts - a harbor pier, a barracks and a separate logistical...
<<Rome 087.jpg>> This photo is the end/tip of the Ricciolo d'Italia. The iron gate is setting in Italian territory, leaning against the vatican wall. So the ...
Some of you are aware of the spatial arrangement of law enforcement in the Vatican City, but I'll relay here what I found out and confirmed. 1) According to...
<<Rome 078.jpg>> I'm still figuring out the Picasa stuff, so forgive me--I don't have a lot of spare time these days to fiddle with it. Attached is a photo of...
<<Rome 036.jpg>> Ok, you're probably tired of all the emails. I'll soon figure out how to put more pictures into one email on this new program. Also, I'll be ...
