Subject: Re: de facto ruua position & one russian view
Date: Oct 28, 2003 @ 15:13
Author: m06079 ("m06079" <barbaria_longa@...>)
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> 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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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "m06079" <barbaria_longa@h...>
> To: <BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 2:29 PM
> Subject: [BoundaryPoint] de facto ruua position & one russian view
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> > 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
> >
> > 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
> >
> > but this pair is contradicted by another pair placing it 141m west &
> > more than 50m west respectively
> >
> > so on tiebreak & by averaging all 4 reports
> > russia looks like she may have gained 6 meters or more
> >
> > but there is no reason to trust any of these measurements
> > & even less to trust them all
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