Subject: RE: [BoundaryPoint] Historic geographic anomalies<br/>
Date: Jan 01, 2001 @ 20:49<br/>
Author: Mats Hessman (Mats Hessman &lt;Mats@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-1537839318">David wrote:<br/>
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<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; &gt; HISTORIC GEOGRAPHIC ANOMALIES<br/>
&gt; &gt; --<br/>
&gt; &gt; Please help fill the list!<br/>
&gt; <br/>
&gt; How do you define this category?<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>I haven&#39;t really thought of how to define historic<br/>
geographic anomalies, but let me try right away:<br/>
Because they are historic they should be gone, in<br/>
one way or another, but they should have been around <br/>
long enough and recently enough to attract our<br/>
attention, shouldn&#39;t they?<br/>
<br/>
I have seen the discussions on this list as to what<br/>
constitutes an enclave or an exclave. For example,<br/>
we don&#39;t seem to be able to agree upon whether Jungholz <br/>
is an exclave or not. But it certainly is a geographic<br/>
anomaly, isn&#39;t it? And a unique and very interesting<br/>
one, too.<br/>
<br/>
So for me a georaphic anomaly is something that you <br/>
see on a map, and instantly feel an urge to go there,<br/>
this feeling being based on the appearance on the<br/>
map alone.<br/>
<br/>
But an anomaly is not an ordinary country or a city,<br/>
there has to be a certain degree of extraordinarity<br/>
about the borders of the anomaly.<br/>
<br/>
In short: if you are predisposed in a way that we who<br/>
contribute to this list all seem to be, you will<br/>
know a geographic anomaly when you see one! (Unless<br/>
your vision is clouded by birdwatching... :)<br/>
<br/>
Here is another one to put on the list, by the way:<br/>
The Saar-area between Germany and France, that was<br/>
finally merged with Germany (West) after a referendum.<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
Arif wrote:<br/>
<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt;      I am sorry I haven&#39;t been able to put the Berlin<br/>
&gt; exclaves online.  <br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>I&#39;ll be waiting eagerly!<br/>
<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt;      Mats, I made a mistake when I wrote exclaves. <br/>
&gt; There is only one exclave in Belgium.  <br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>I understand.<br/>
<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; I have better paper maps of<br/>
&gt; almost all the exclaves that you put online, so I can<br/>
&gt; send them to you if you give me your snail-mail<br/>
&gt; address.<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>Yes, please! Your unexpected courtesy really surprises<br/>
me, and I&#39;ll be very grateful.<br/>
<br/>
Please send to: <br/>
Mats Hessman<br/>
Ideon<br/>
S-223 70 Lund<br/>
Sweden<br/>
<br/>
Please don&#39;t hesitate to include maps of the Berlin<br/>
exclaves, should you have any.<br/>
<br/>
And please tell me what I can do for you in return.<br/>
<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; Talking about Walvis Bay, you know about the<br/>
&gt; twelve tiny coastal islands of Namibia which were<br/>
&gt; South African, right?<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>I didn&#39;t know. Thanks for the info.<br/>
<br/>
Mats</div>