Subject: Re: Sv: [BoundaryPoint] Peter Heering
Date: Aug 22, 2000 @ 20:15
Author: michael donner (michael donner <m@...>)
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i agree
if i may butt in

so the true 7 continents of the world mateys are
in size places
1 afroeurasia
2 america
3 antarctica
4 australia
5 greenland
6 new guinea
7 borneo
or i am deceived


only the first 2 however appear to have tri country points on them


>
>You mentioned North cape, and I have a question:
>
>On Tue, 22 Aug 2000, Peter Hering wrote:
>
>> ... then any traveler can go from the Northernmost point of
>> Continental Europe - the North Cape in Norway - to the South of Italy or
>> Portugal without having to produce the passport at any point. ...
>
>Why would you call North Cape the "Northernmost point of Continental
>Europe", since it is on an island?? If islands qualify, then why is not
>the northernmost point of Svalbard / Spitsbergen the "Northernmost point
>of Continental Europe", or the Northernmost point of Greenland?
>Interestingly, the same (apparent) logical inconsistency occurs in the US,
>where the "Southernmost Point in the continental U.S.A." is on an island,
>Key West. (<http://keywestliving.com/southernmostpoint.htm)>
>http://keywestliving.com/southernmostpoint.htm)
>
>If "continental" does not mean part of the mainland of some continent,
>what _does_ it mean? (I know that in the 'breakfast" continent it means
>pastries, but that is not what I am asking about.)
>
>David
>dmark@...
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