Subject: Re: Corners<br/>
Date: Oct 01, 2000 @ 16:21<br/>
Author: brwhyte@hotmail.com (brwhyte@...)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-1590326294">Brendan Whyte, enclave analyst, Geography Dept, University of <br/>
Melbourne, Australia here. Just joined up.<br/>
<br/>
Way back when, Jesper wrote:<br/>
<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; Checking out my may I noticed what could be another 4-corner point<br/>
&gt; Russia/China/Mongolia/Kazahstan. Anyone know of this corner?<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>No, there is a &#39;short&#39; section of Rus/Chi inbetween the closest <br/>
points of Kaz and Mgl. Gideon Biger&#39;s &quot;Encyclopedia of International <br/>
Bonudaries&quot; (1995, Facts on File, NY)says it is 25miles (40km), <br/>
compared to the main Manchurian section of russo-chinese border which <br/>
is 2240miles (3605km).<br/>
<br/>
So that raises a question, how many countries have 2 separate borders <br/>
with another country, and do any have 3 separate sections?<br/>
Russia/China<br/>
USA/Canada (though the 2 American sectors aren&#39;t joined by American <br/>
land, but by sea)<br/>
<br/>
any others?<br/>
Is it a coincidence that the 2 that come to mind immediately are 4 of <br/>
the largest countries around?<br/>
<br/>
Brendan</div>