Subject: brownlie on tp algeria mali niger
Date: Dec 01, 2000 @ 21:22
Author: michael donner (michael donner <m@...>)
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tripoint is not exactly fixed owing to a lack of demarcation of all 3
convergent boundaries
& is a matter of some doubt
tho it is marked on maps

it was generally established in the early 20th century by french colonial
decrees

a 1944 colonial publication gave geocoordinates of
n lat 19d 12m
e long 4d 16m

but the u s dept of state in 1975 gave
n lat 19d 08m 30s
e long 4d 14m 30s

this represents a difference of about 10km

f04 agmlng dzmlne