Unlike the MXUS river boundaries, which accrete and avulse with the rivers, the
CAUS waterway boundaries were frozen long ago. Thus, they do not necessarily
follow the modern thalwegs or even the streams. If an island were to form at a
tripoint, then the tripoint would become dry. I hasten to say, however, that I
believe that this particular "island" exists only in the mind of Mapquest.
Lowell G. McManus
Leesville, Louisiana, USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Kaufman" <mikekaufman79@...>
To: <BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 10:43 PM
Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Re: ME-NB-QC
> Yep, I know mapquest is not authoritative, but I
> didn't think it would have depicted an entire island
> that isn't there. It depicts the tripoint on the
> shore of this island (obviously placing CA-US off the
> thalweg). But there is precedence for CA-US not
> following the thalweg of this river a little further
> downstream. Note the several pene-enclaves of Canada
> on the US side of the river: (size should be medium)
>
>
http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=19&n=5227262&e=505094&s=50&size=m&datum=nad83&layer=DRG25
>
> --- aletheiak <aletheiak@...> wrote:
>
> > ahaha
> > it was i who recently missed your mapquest
> > attachment
> >
> > but you realize mapquest is notoriously unreliable
> > especially for remote areas
> >
> > --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "aletheiak"
> > <aletheiak@y...> wrote:
> > > but do you ask because it has been reported dry
> > > or has someone recently missed it
> > > or what
> > >
> > > --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, aletheia
> > kallos
> > > <aletheiak@y...> wrote:
> > > > --- Michael Kaufman <mikekaufman79@y...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > was wet but now on shore of island?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=19&n=5238603.00017414
> > > &e=496066&datum=nad83
> > > > > but then compare with the mapquest attachment
> > below
> > > > > has this point been visited recently?
> > > >
> > > > the only known & best imaginable visit
> > > >
> > > > class b
> > > > as in
> > > > basically been baptized bare bottom
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://ns36.super-hosts.com/~bjbsoftware.com/corners/pointdet
> > > ail.php3?point=143
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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