Subject: third world tps  was Re: [BoundaryPoint] tp brazil guyana venezuela<br/>
Date: Oct 15, 2000 @ 06:18<br/>
Author: michael donner (michael donner &lt;m@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-1517216121">gideon says there are some african boundaries for which no international<br/>
agreement has been publicized & others for which none even exists<br/>
<br/>
he also makes it clear that asian dry land boundaries are usually marked<br/>
  & therefore  presumably  asian dry land tps are too<br/>
<br/>
a rare & telling exception is the 47 mile  afghanistan china  boundary<br/>
entirely unmarked between its mountaintop tps because it runs thru<br/>
uninhabitable territory china didnt even realize it shared with afghanistan<br/>
until 1963<br/>
<br/>
it is probably marked however at its north tp because the adjacent<br/>
afghanistan tajikistan  boundary there has been marked since 1895 right up<br/>
to the tp<br/>
<br/>
& it is probably marked also at or near its south tp because the adjacent<br/>
or nearly adjacent  afghanistan pakistan  boundary there<br/>
  except for a short gap near khyber pass<br/>
has also been marked from end to end since 1896<br/>
  & therefore  presumably  from tp to tp<br/>
    tho both of these tps are likewise mountain peaks<br/>
      & the relevant one to china is slightly in dispute<br/>
        etc<br/>
<br/>
& every case is of course unique but<br/>
etc<br/>
etc<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
also i once saw a first hand account of the tp mozambique southafrica zimbabwe<br/>
which is called  the crooks corner  of the game preserve in zimbabwe there<br/>
because of all the transborder poaching<br/>
possibly a fairly common situation around third world tps<br/>
& a very rare case where africans might be faster than friendly<br/>
<br/>
m<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
<blockquote><span title="qreply"> &gt;<br/>
&gt;Tripoint markers seems to be popular in South America. And impressive too<br/>
&gt;- again noone took out their camera at this point.<br/>
&gt;<br/>
&gt;The borders of Asia seems quite undefined or disputed (and perhaps in<br/>
&gt;Africa too). Does anobody know if tripoints are even marked in Asia? Do<br/>
&gt;anybody in the group have first hand accounts of Third World tripoints?<br/>
&gt;<br/>
&gt;The Botswana government promised to fax me something on the Bot-Nab-RSA<br/>
&gt;tripoint several weeks ago, but as I read - the Africans are not as fast<br/>
&gt;as they are friendly :-)<br/>
&gt;<br/>
&gt;Jesper<br/>
&gt;----- Original Message -----<br/>
&gt;From: michael donner &lt;<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:m@...">m@...</a>&gt;<br/>
&gt;To: &lt;<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:boundarypoint@egroups.com">boundarypoint@egroups.com</a>&gt;<br/>
&gt;Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 1:04 AM<br/>
&gt;Subject: [BoundaryPoint] tp brazil guyana venezuela<br/>
&gt;<br/>
&gt;<br/>
&gt;&gt; &lt;<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.inkas.com/venezuela_tours/03_exploring_roraima.html">http://www.inkas.com/venezuela_tours/03_exploring_roraima.html</a>&gt;<br/>
&gt;&gt;<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.inkas.com/venezuela_tours/03_exploring_roraima.html">http://www.inkas.com/venezuela_tours/03_exploring_roraima.html</a><br/>
&gt;&gt; probably shows the point itself<br/>
&gt;&gt; but i cant put my finger on it<br/>
&gt;&gt; presumably at the summit once again of the massif<br/>
&gt;&gt;<br/>
&gt;&gt; see day 7 of the tour description below the pic for particulars of the tp<br/>
&gt;&gt;<br/>
&gt;&gt; in fact the whole expedition sounds pretty cool<br/>
&gt;&gt;<br/>
&gt;&gt; m </span></blockquote></div>