Subject: international islands<br/>
Date: Apr 26, 2001 @ 13:54<br/>
Author: michael donner (michael donner &lt;m@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-487909105">arif recently asked<br/>
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<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt;Does anybody have<br/>
&gt;an idea why it is so normal to have divided islands in<br/>
&gt;Scandinavia, but nowhere else.<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>only an idea<br/>
but no proof<br/>
<br/>
in allocations involving bodies of water & the islands within them<br/>
the principle of equitability seems to trump that of convenience<br/>
especially in remote areas &or cases where the islands are uninhabited<br/>
  all other things being equal or negligible<br/>
<br/>
besides<br/>
the islands themselves make pretty good markers<br/>
whether monuments are erected on them or not<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
the situation may not be quite so lopsided toward scandinavia as it seems tho<br/>
<br/>
the fascinating compilation of them at<br/>
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://users.erols.com/jcalder/DIVIDEDV1.htm">http://users.erols.com/jcalder/DIVIDEDV1.htm</a><br/>
plus the addenda by josh in message 1811<br/>
give a more nearly complete picture<br/>
<br/>
m</div>