Not only had the dike been growing rapidly up until the reported stopping of the
work (with dump trucks dumping 24 hours per day), but the island itself is
probably none too stable in its extent over time (from map to map, etc.).
Remember, the water is very shallow, and the island is noting but a washed-up
erstwhile sand spit that probably grows and shrinks over time.

Lowell G. McManus
Leesville, Louisiana, USA

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From: "m06079" <barbaria_longa@...>
To: <BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 2:29 PM
Subject: [BoundaryPoint] de facto ruua position & one russian view

> http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2003/10/27/003.html
> states that the russian dike ends 320 meters from tuzla
> & gives us our fourth opinion & measurement
> with 2 favoring russia & 2 favoring ukraine
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> since the berkeley soviet map shows the old de facto border as
> essentially a median line about 250 meters from tuzla
> this article therefore places ruua 70m east of that depiction
> & is supported by a recent article placing it 109m east
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> but this pair is contradicted by another pair placing it 141m west &
> more than 50m west respectively
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> so on tiebreak & by averaging all 4 reports
> russia looks like she may have gained 6 meters or more
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> but there is no reason to trust any of these measurements
> & even less to trust them all
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