I totally agree with you.
Greenland is NOT Europe!
North Cape is NOT mainland Europe.
Jesper
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Mark" <dmark@...>
To: "Jesper & Nicolette Nielsen" <jesniel@...>
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 10:27 PM
Subject: Re: extreme points
> Now, in a trivia contest we had in June, the organizer insisted that the
> northernmost point in any European country is in Denmark because Greenland
> is part of Denmark.
>
> When I was up in northern Norway last June, I deliberatly did not go to
> North Cape, because it seemed illogical to me that the northermost point
> in "mainland" Europe would be on an island!
>
> David
>
> PS: Oh, I stood with one foot each side of the equator at "Mitad del
> Mundo" in Ecuador.
>
> On Tue, 5 Dec 2000, Jesper & Nicolette Nielsen wrote:
>
> > Sometimes these official points are not the true points.
> >
> > Cape of Good Hope (Cape Point) is sometimes thought of most southern in Africa, but it is Cape Agulhas
> >
> > Nordcap in not Norway's (Europe's) most northern.
> >
> > Skagen is not Denmarks most northern - I thought that for 31 years of my life until I looked at the map (which I had looked at for 31 years)
> >
> > Jesper
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David Mark" <dmark@...>
> > To: "Jesper & Nicolette Nielsen" <jesniel@...>
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 10:11 PM
> > Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Llivia
> >
> >
> > > I have been there also, Cape Arguellas or something like that. Also the
> > > westernmost point in mainland Europe, the westernmost point in Spain, the
> > > southweternmost point in Europe, also the easternmost point in Canada, the
> > > easternmost point in the continental US, the southernmost point in the
> > > continental US, the southernmost point in the entire US...
> > >
> > > David
> > >
> > > On Tue, 5 Dec 2000, Jesper & Nicolette Nielsen wrote:
> > >
> > > > I am also a tripoint virgin, but I also want to boast!! I have been to the southern most point of Africa. This is the non-political tripoint where Africa borders Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean. Pretty strange as we were driving on a big road along the coast for the point, suddenly a road sign points inland north. Well we followed the signs and eventually got there.
> > > >
> > > > Jesper
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "David Mark" <dmark@...>
> > > > To: <BoundaryPoint@egroups.com>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 5:05 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Llivia
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Mon, 4 Dec 2000, michael donner wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > wow
> > > > > > so does this mean you saw continental russia from little diomede
> > > > >
> > > > > Actually, from the little town of Gambell, Alaska, at the western end of
> > > > > Saint Lawrence Island, looking across to the snowy mountains of the
> > > > > Chukotsky Peninsula. I was there for 6 days in June 1979, on a birding
> > > > > trip, getting Asian birds for my North America list.
> > > > >
> > > > > > that is extremely cool if so
> > > > > >
> > > > > > hats off & earmuffs too
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > africa from europe
> > > > > > gibraltar
> > > > > > well ok
> > > > > > count twice
> > > > >
> > > > > More easily seen from Tarifa, Spain, and especially a great viewpoint on
> > > > > the road just east of tarifa.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > in that case i would claim multiple visits to
> > > > > > kentucky bend
> > > > > > liberty island
> > > > > > monte carlo
> > > > > > st regis
> > > > >
> > > > > I've been to Monte Carlo, Monaco, a few times, but never to the others.
> > > > >
> > > > > > also do you really mean international tripoint
> > > > > > or is that just another way to say tri country point
> > > > >
> > > > > Yes, I meant that.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > i am a tri country point virgin myself
> > > > > > but have shagged a few good binational tripoints
> > > > >
> > > > > Hmm, that is an odd phrase. I guess it must mean two "states" or
> > > > > "provinces" meeting one other country?
> > > > >
> > > > > > would have called them international tripoints too tho
> > > > >
> > > > > I would not call them tri-points because there are not three things of the
> > > > > same "level". But, chacun a son gout.
> > > > >
> > > > > David
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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