Yes, but I think the Equator would be the exception to
this rule. Of course this is assuming the earth is a
perfect sphere. But we know that it is just an
approximation, and its irregular shape varies.

--- "Lowell G. McManus" <mcmanus71496@...> wrote:

> Well, this is a technicality, but...
>
> Any parallel of latitude, or any other line of
> constant bearing that is not a
> meridian of longitude, is not straight. Only an arc
> of a great circle is a
> "straight" line. Even then, it is straight only in
> the horizontal dimension,
> since it curves with the surface of the earth and
> probably goes up hill and down
> as well.
>
> Lowell G. McManus
> Leesville, Louisiana, USA
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Kaufman" <mikekaufman79@...>
> To: <BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 4:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Re: Strange section
> chit border
>
>
> > Which leads to the question of which manmade
> segments
> > are NOT straight. The only thing that comes to my
> > mind is the DE-PA Arc (or Arcs). Are there any
> world
> > class examples? I can not think of one, but I may
> be
> > forgetting about something.
> >
> > --- m06079 <barbaria_longa@...> wrote:
> > > --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "Peter
> > > Smaardijk"
> > > <smaardijk@y...> wrote:
> > > > Note also that it is a municipal exclave of
> > > Innerferrera.
> > > > Cf.
> > >
> >
>

http://www.innerferrera.ch/innerferrera/geschichte.html

> > >
> > > (mentions
> > > > a territory exchange with Italy in 1962/63 as
> the
> > > cause).
> > > > Peter S.
> > > >
> > > > --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "chris
> > > schulz"
> > > <23568@g...>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > Thats right,
> > > > >
> > > > > as i know its result of special interests
> of
> > > switzerland.
> > > > > the shown situation is from val di lei.
> > > > >
> > >
> >
>

http://www.home.pages.at/maxifant/Frames/val-di-lei.htm

> > >
> > > (german)
> > > > > when the wall had been build, switzerland
> wanted
> > > to save
> > > this wall
> > > > by itself,
> > > > > because in the case the wall would be hit
> (by a
> > > bomb or
> > > whatever)
> > > > all the water would come to the val di Avers
> in
> > > Switzerland.
> > > > > so now switzerland can save the wall with
> own
> > > guns,...
> > > > >
> > > > > regards, chris
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: Artur Kroc
> > > > > To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 10:07 PM
> > > > > Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Strange section
> chit
> > > border
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > This section looks strange - like african
> > > borders - like made
> > > by
> > > > ruler...
> > >
> > > straight looking sections of borders are
> actually
> > > fairly common
> > > everywhere
> > >
> > > indeed they occur wherever a border runs
> directly
> > > between 2
> > > markers
> > > or in other words
> > > just about everywhere there is a manmade rather
> than
> > > a natural
> > > delineation
> > >
> > > & that means the great majority of the
> individual
> > > delineations in
> > > the world
> > >
> > > it is just that a much larger scale map is
> needed to
> > > see most of
> > > them
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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