Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] caus straight or irregular
Date: May 04, 2001 @ 08:15
Author: Brendan Whyte ("Brendan Whyte" <brwhyte@...>)
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>From: "Jesper & Nicolette Nielsen" <jesniel@...>No, the markers are on the 49th, but because the 49th is not a great circle,
>Reply-To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
>To: <BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] caus straight or irregular
>Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 22:09:43 +0200
>
>That rises a few questions:
>
>1) Is the CA-US border (Lake of the Woods to Point Roberts) the 49th
>parallel and the markers wrong? Do the local know the actual border?
>
>2) Are the markers right? When and why did they change from the 49th
>parallel? How long is the longest regular stretch?