Subject: pene enclaves
Date: Jun 06, 2003 @ 01:11
Author: Brendan Whyte (Brendan Whyte <bwhyte@...>)
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A pene enclave is one that is accessible only (or most easily) from another country, but is physically connected to the motherland, even if only by a point (as in Jungholz).
Thus Klein Wasertal was a pene enclave: part of Austria, but accessible most easily (ie by road) only from Germany.

If you mean about St Martin that the western peninsula is separated by the lagoon's channel with the sea (which has been bridged), then it is stretching the definition a tad, as the channel looks to be straight and thus artificial? Sort of like calling Greece a pene enclave because of the Corinth Canal. One needs a better map...


For maps try omnimap.com, click on international maps, then Netherlands Antilles.

Netherlands Antilles--Topographic Quadrangle Maps. 1985. Netherlands. These maps are a more recent edition of the maps listed below. These are color copies of some sort, although the quality is quite high. These have a bilingual Dutch and English legends. Contour intervals are 10 meters. Universal Transverse Mercator projection, International ellipsoid (WGS 84?). Sheet sizes vary.
66-33864 Saint Martin. 1:25,000. 1 sheet, size 73 x 85 cm. $35.00

St. Martin--Geologic Map.
1:50,000. BRGM. 1989. One sheet with 59-page text. In French.
66-33937 Set, folded $34.95

St. Martin & St. Barthelemy--Topographic Map.
1:25,000. IGN (4608G), France. The map includes information on trails, hikes, scenic routes, and more. In French. 120 x 92 cm.
66-3394 1 sheet, folded $ 9.95


Brendan