Oops... I meant Brendan of course. Sorry

Peter S.

--- In BoundaryPoint@y..., peter.smaardijk@a... wrote:
> Martin,
>
> Why is it so important that the exclave is surrounded by only one
> other unit? In other words, why can't the municipality of Voeren in
> Belgium be an exclave of Flanders? That it isn't an enclave, I can
> see. But it is an exclave (in my humble opinion) to Flanders. For
the
> Flemish it is of little importance that it is wedged between the
> Netherlands and Wallonia.
>
> I'm taking this secundary level example to make my point, because I
> can't think of an international one right now. But I hope you
> understand what I mean.
>
> Peter S.
>
> --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "Brendan Whyte" <brwhyte@h...> wrote:
> > No. No claves, ex or en.
> > The mainland bit i would call a fragment of the island, as the
> island has
> > the larger population and more importantly the capital. The
> mainland is
> > larger in area, but still a fragment, as it is peripheral.
> > ***********
> > David pulled me up on a fine point:
> > an enclave or exclave must be surrounded entirely by one other
unit.
> > An enclave is inside you and an exclave is a PIECE of you inside
> someome
> > else.
> > Eq. Guinea is and has neither of these.