my guess is that this probably refers to the pair of very close tripoints where kazakhstan & mongolia almost meet but are cut off by china & russia which do meet there instead
the writer probably inferred a quadripoint
but that doesnt actually exist
m
>From: "Jesper & Nicolette Nielsen" >Reply-To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com >To: >Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Quadropoint >Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 23:25:15 +0100 > >Great Central Asian Border Expedition > >http://www.virtualtourist.com/m/.58964/694/?s=981097750 > >But what is the border gate? > >Jesper