Andorra shares a president with France, but isn't in the EC either. Does
that mean it's not european? I don't think it enters eurovision either!
SEATO included the UK, US and NZ. Are they South East Asian?
Canada might share a Queen with the UK, but she is Queen of Canada and Queen
of UK. 2 jobs. Just like Australia, NZ, PNG, etc. The queen is above these
things anyway, as she doesn't have a passport. And as there is no such thing
as a Citizen of the UK, but rather the people there are British Subjects,
and the queen cannot be her own subject any more than the barber can shave
himself in Bertrand's paradox, she is not even British in the normally
thought of sense.
I would say Greenland is european politically but in American physically.
The Azoes and Canaries are part of the EC, but closer to Africa. What do you
count them as? you only put Greenland in America because there's a lot of
other islands in northern Canada that Greenland appears to form part of on
the map. The Canaries and Azoeres are single groups on their own, so fit
more easily into our concept of Europe.
Though I must admit St Helena and Tristan de Cunha start to get a little
extreme!
Even Fr. Guiana is in the EC remember
BW
>From: "Peter Smaardijk" <smaardijk@...>
>Reply-To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
>To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Re: Do continental names matter?
>Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 07:55:00 -0000
>
>Continental names don't matter more or less than anything else
>discussed here, I guess.
>
>--- In BoundaryPoint@y..., Emi Boass <eb3@a...> wrote:
> >
> > What about Israel, she is part of and has won the European Song
>Contest.
>
>And plays in all kinds of European sports leagues. Israel is just not
>very liked by its direct neighbours.
> >
> > Greenland shares a King with Denmark, but that does not make
>Greenland
> > part of EC. Canada shares a queen with UK but is in America, though
> > interestingly many Canadians deny that they are Americans!!!
>
>Yes, but in the days the Netherlands were comprised of nl in Europe,
>in the Caribbean, in South America and in South-east Asia, the
>distinction was definitely made about "the kingdom in Europe" and the
>rest, which wasn't in Europe. And that looks like common sense to me.
> >
> > On a good day Icelanders will show you where the boundary between
> > America and Europe crosses the Island. They tell you at that time
>that
> > the western half of the country is in America and the Eastern in
> > Europe. They would also tell you that Greenland is the first
>American
> > country settled by Nordic people. If you look at the coordinates
>you
> > will find that Greenland surrounds Iceland. Does that make Iceland
>part
> > of America?
>
>We'll see. The day Iceland is split in two by a giant earthquake,
>they can have it their way. But to split an island the Sint Maarten
>way into parts belonging to different continents, and also
>considering the fact that the island is not split fauna- and flora-
>wise, looks very odd to me. Still, like I said, anything to attract
>tourists...
>
>Come to think of it: Can we add the part of California west of the
>San Andreas fault to Oceania then?
>
> >
> > Emil
>
>Peter S.
> >
> > Jesper & Nicolette Nielsen wrote:
> >
> > > When I was in Cyprus, I regarded it as Europe. The guide even
>made os
> > > go to Cape Greco the most south-eastern corner of Europe. But
>flying
> > > home it stroke me, as we flew over Asian Turkey, that Cyprus then
>had
> > > me to be Asia as it is very east compared to the Bosperus
> > > Strait. Cyprus is regarded Europe when it comes to soccer, the
> > > European Song Contest and the European Community, but that is
>just man
> > > made decissions. Look up any encyclopedia and it will say Cyprus
>is
> > > Asia. Anyway, if you went to Madagascar - would you say you went
>to
> > > Africa. Or if you were in Greenland, where you then in America?
>Jesper
>
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