I would guess the highest point on each islet, to ensure intervisibility of
markers, and while splitting the islands seems a little funny, it does make
it easy to know which country you are in if in a boat or on the land, as it
is easy to tell by sightings if you have crossed the line.
Quite sensible in that respect.

B

>From: peter.smaardijk@...
>Reply-To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
>To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Re: NoSe border islands - map!
>Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 06:56:28 -0000
>
>Peter H.,
>
>Can you tell me which dashed line the international boundary actually
>is? The straight one that is really dashed, or the dotted line running
>from one island to another (meeting one on the way, too, if I'm not
>mistaking) and further to the north through this narrow lake inlet?
>
>In that last case, it is most peculiar that those islands are
>apparently used as turning points (=boundary markers!) for the
>boundary. I wonder whether the actual marker, if there is one, is
>placed in the geographical centre of each island, or some other rule
>is applied.
>
>Most interesting, in either case (dashed or dotted)!
>
>Peter S.
>
>
>--- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "Peter Hering" <hering@m...> wrote:
> > Hello everybody,
> > attached you'll find a map of "Tresticklan
> > National Park", a park situated close to the
> > border between No+Se - interesting to see
> > the two small islands cut into two by the
> > boundary line - there are even markers on
> > them...! scale 1:25.000. Lat.: 59,0 N.
> > Enjoy - this place might be the target of next
> > year's "mini"expedition...Jesper and I have
> > started negotiations already...! Interested?
> > Peter H.
>

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