Subject: Re: Is Cyprus Europe or Asia
Date: May 17, 2001 @ 21:45
Author: Harry ten Veen ("Harry ten Veen" <pa8km@...>)
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--- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "Peter Smaardijk" <smaardijk@y...> wrote:
> --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "Harry ten Veen" <h.ten.veen@t...> wrote:
> > According to the DXCC-list the entity Italy includes Pantelleria.
> > Ceuta & Melilla (AF) is a separate entity. Likewise Spain (EU),
> Belearic Is. (EU), Canary Is. (AF) are seperate entities.
> > Alboran Is. and La Nube Is. belong to the entity Ceuta & Melilla.
>
> Can you tell me where La Nube is? This is the first time I hear of
> it, and I can't find it in my atlas.


I have it from a list of many, many Spanish islands. It is refered to
as "Isla de la Nube (Alboran). So it should be near Alboran !?


>
> > > And for Cyprus: Why not split it in three? The Greek part is
> > > European, the Turkish part Asian, and the UK bases just plain
UK.
> >
> > The Turkish occupation is not recognised.....
>
> So is the UK being a continent. Still, there is a Turkish state on
> Cyprus, for a quarter of a century if I'm not mistaken.

No, No.. Cyprus (including Greek, Turkish, British parts) is Asia.
In the entity-(country)-list Cyprus is one entity and Sov. British
Bases is another entity.


>
> As for the UK, well, what can I say...
>
> Peter S.


gl
Harry