Subject: brownlie on tp algeria libya niger
Date: Nov 29, 2000 @ 23:04
Author: michael donner (michael donner <m@...>)
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no evidence of a definitive tripoint monument
but ordinary ground marking is perhaps impracticable in the prevailing
conditions which may involve shifting dunes
geoposition was in some doubt as of 1979 pub date
n lat 23deg 30min 54sec0
e lon 11deg 59min 54sec6
per u s dept of state 1970
point was established by franco italian exchange of notes 12 sept 1919
on a ridge line in or near a locality known as garet derouet el djemel
at map reference point 1010
map evidence indicates a delimitation of the algeria libya boundary in
clear terms
but there is no mention of any demarcation in this remote sector
likewise the algeria niger & the libya niger boundaries were defined
without much detail in 1909
& are apparently not in dispute as a matter of principle
but also remained undemarcated as of 1979
f01 aglyng dzlyne