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BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, Ernst Stavro Blofeld
<blofeld_es@y...> wrote:
>
> --- "L. A. Nadybal" <lnadybal@c...> wrote:
> > I just received this input from Namibia today:
> > "Namibia is meeting
> > Zimbabwe only at a point at the confluence of the
> > Zambezi and Chobe
> > rivers. This is, to my knowledge, the only point in
> > the world
> > (quadruple point) where four countries meet at one
> > point (Namibia,
> > Zimbabwe, Botswana and Zambia)."
>
> I do not concur.
>
> In my view there is overwhelming statistical
> circumstantial evidence that the four countries do not
> meet at one point.
>
> Please see the Caprivi-documents that were posted here
> just the other day.
thanx for noticing
> My argument is as follows: The existance of a
> quadripoint requires that the thalweg of the Zambezi
> river, the median line of the river and the projection
> of the Hunter's Road out into the river coincide.
right
or nearly right
as there are some additional weird circumstances
including of course the 4th convergent
the thalweg of the chobe
This
> is most unlikely (but of course not impossible),
> especially since it seems that a quadripoint was not
> intended at the time the borders were defined.
>
> On the other hand, a recent boundary comission, of
> which we are not aware, may have instigated a renewed
> demarcation and thus created a quadripoint.
this much we do believe we know
because botswana & zambia are planning a bridge directly
across the immediate quadriarea
botswana got zimbabwe to agree to something that would
facilitate this construction
at least an agreement in principle
about an easement of some sort
if not yet a fully clarified boundary agreement
however both the construction project & the diplomatic news
have stalled for many months probably owing to lack of funds
so henrys impending or current visit couldn't come at a better
time for gaining some fresh impressions of the situation & mood
should be dramatic for other reasons too
http://allafrica.com/stories/200403050497.html
>
> What is your view on the matter?
>
> M
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