I think it's great the North Pole is in Canada!
Nyah! Nyah!
Hands of Hans!!
;)
On Thursday, April 1, 2004, at 02:32 PM, Michael Kaufman wrote:
> Canada gov't map showing border going to North Pole.
> NWT-Nunavut boundary also goes to pole. But the map
> shows the Canadian borders going beyond its own EEZ.
> If you claim the territory, shouldn't you move the EEZ
> outward too (or at least your claim of it)? Or why
> even put the EEZ on the map?
> http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/maps/reference/national/
> can_political_e/referencemap_view_image
>
>
> --- acroorca2002 <orc@...> wrote:
>> this is already such a beautiful montage
>> i wish the clippophiles will overlook my replaying
>> it almost entire
>> as the stackophiles rejoice in my topping it off as
>> well with these
>> comments
>>
>> first
>> i think it is not very liberal to claim the north
>> pole
>> since that is supposed to be everyones ice
>>
>>
>> & second
>>
>> isnt hans island situated in such a narrow passage
>> that it could
>> hardly affect much territorial sea anyway
>> either way it goes
>> not to mention any eez
>>
>> so what kind of exploitation are they talking about
>> here anyway
>> in these few square miles
>> of defacto timeshare cocktail condo
>>
>> a minuscule dot in a presumably vast hydrocarbon
>> field
>> which is otherwise fully & clearly & happily
>> delineated
>> & thus nothing to get hung about anyway
>> right
>>
>> canada does have some real equidistance
>> & real eez
>> & real hydrocarbon
>> problems
>> however
>> with denmarks ally & alter pincer
>> the usa
>> off the coasts of the yukon &or alaska
>>
>> but no amount of struggle with either clawhold will
>> profit her
>> quixotic pole joust
>> or jest
>> which is coincidentally her only real problem here
>>
>> however
>> she should soon lose all remaining delusions of
>> grandeur to
>> those of the usa
>> if not to everyones land directly
>> as her bogus sector claims evaporate in unlos shock
>> & awe
>>
>> but she had already lost most of her far north to
>> the inuit & the
>> aurora anyway
>> if ever she really owned them
>>
>> --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, Doug Murray
>> <doug@d...> wrote:
>>> There is more on the dispute in the national
>> papers. Most of
>> the
>>> coverage is in the National Post, which has a
>> decidedly Liberal
>> bent.
>>>
>>> The online contents are by subscription only, but
>> I think I have
>> found
>>> some links that work:
>>>
>>> Canada:
>>> http://tinyurl.com/33nco
>>>
>>> US Coverage:
>>> http://tinyurl.com/35khk
>>>
>>> Reuters (UK):
>>> http://tinyurl.com/2c2vz
>>>
>>> Cheers!
>>>
>>> Doug
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, March 31, 2004, at 07:40 AM, Peter
>> Smaardijk
>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>> http://www.berlingske.dk/indland/artikel:aid=424670/
>>>>
>>>> Translation I will leave to the pros (the
>> professional Danes
>> that is).
>>>>
>>>> Peter S.
>>>>
>>>> --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "Peter
>> Hering"
>> <hering@m...>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, Doug
>> Murray
>> <doug@d...> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> More in today's National Post:
>> http://tinyurl.com/37gng
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is there any coverage of this issue in the
>> Danish press?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Doug
>>>>>
>>>>> WELL....! No, not really...this issue seems to
>> be more of
>> enter-
>>>>> tainment character than of any real political
>> value...! :-))
>>>>> WHO cares...? One island more or less...:-))
>>>>>
>>>>> I'll let you know if there are any changes
>> about this topic!!!
>>>>>
>>>>> btw: do NOT fear the breakdown of our mutual
>> friendship,
>> mate!
>>>>> Diplomatic relations between our nations will
>> remain
>> unhurt and
>>>>> super friendly...! And all Canadians -
>> especially
>> BORDDERFREAKS-
>>>>> are more than welcome to have some pints of
>> beer in
>> CPH..well???
>>>>>
>>>>> all yours
>>>>>
>>>>> Peter Hering
>>
>> ladies & gentlemen i apologize again
>>
>> i have tightened this up as much as i dare
>>
>> but what remains defied my clipper by being just too
>> good to clip
>>
>> & salutes to mats for his excellent additions too
>>
>>
>
>
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