my 1997 almanac says biot is or are uninhabited
so there are probably no governors there
ditto for all the former falkland island dependencies btw
m
>
>The capital of Bechuanaland was Mafeking outside of that colony and inside
>S.Africa. When it became independent as Botswana, they had to rapidly
>construct a capital, hence Gaberone, which is quite small and new.
>
>The governor of Pitcairn Island is the British HC to NZ, located in
>Wellington, thousands of miles away across the sea. An impending court case
>over rape on the island has to be dealt with through him, and the Kent
>Police in the UK, who are responsible for policing the 44 people left on
>Pitcairn. In some sneses then, the 'capital' or administrative seat of
>Pitcairn is Wellington, not the settlement of Adamstown on the island
>itself.
>
>Do other governors of permanently populated British territories live so far
>away? BIOT?
>
>B
>
>>From: Peter Smaardijk <peter.smaardijk@...>
>>Reply-To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
>>To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
>>Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] south pole
>>Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 09:01:08 +0100
>>
>>On the subjects of entities having their capital outside of the territory:
>>
>>Chandigarh in India is a union territory, but also (or really: for reason
>>of being) the capital of
>>both Punjab and Haryana states.
>>
>>Peter S.
>>
>>michael donner wrote:
>>
>> > of course it wouldnt matter if they really did move their capital to
>>antarctica
>> >
>> > legally they just wouldnt have it in their country any more
>> >
>> > the worlds first government in voluntary exile
>> >
>> > & antarctic everyones land might be glad to host it & ultimately catch
>>on
>> > as a global offshore haven for all governments
>> >
>> > political follies as usual but just on ice now
>> >
>> > hmm
>> > sounds like a great idea come to think of it
>> > & one whose time has nearly come
>> > for i see the new jersey state house is already practically in
>>pennsylvania
>> > & the usa did shoot one senator into orbit some months ago
>> >
>> > so you may consider the handwriting to be already on the wall
>> >
>> > m
>> >
>> > >
>> > >At one point Argentina moved int's capital to Antarctica to shore up
>>its
>> > >claim. Symbolic only. I don't think the MPs wanted to leave their cozy
>> > >B.Aries offices!
>> > >B
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >>From: David Mark <dmark@...>
>> > >>Reply-To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
>> > >>To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
>> > >>Subject: [BoundaryPoint] south pole
>> > >>Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 09:39:23 -0500 (EST)
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>Chile includes part of Antarctica according to Chile:
>> > >>
>> > >><<http://www.meteochile.cl/pronostico.html>
>>http://www.meteochile.cl/pronostico.html>
>> > >><http://www.meteochile.cl/pronostico.html>
>>http://www.meteochile.cl/pronostico.html
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >
>> >
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