so our magnificent sunken quinticountry obelisk
along with all the other sunken treasure & beauty of louisa reef
& of our beloved everyones land in general
continue to grow in multidimensionality
http://psd118.com/pics/Luconia
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BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "aletheiak"
<aletheiak@y...> wrote:
> As mentioned, there may well be as many as a dozen
individual
> Spratly Islands that are claimed by four countries. But, though
not
> all the claims are crystal clear, Louisa Reef, the southernmost
> feature of the group, could prove to be the only real estate in
the
> world that is claimed by five countries. And though it may not
> technically be an island, as its highest elevation is reportedly
> only 1 meter above mean sea level, still the tops of its defunct
> lighthouse and of its obelisk marker, if indeed they still exist,
are
> likely to remain dry at high tide.
> http://www.panagadivers.com/Diving/Reefs.htm
>
> Also of possible curiosity value here is a coral formation that
> distinctly resembles both a British Pound Sterling symbol AND
a
> Japanese Yen symbol, depending on which way you look at it.
>
http://www.mir.com.my/potpourri/places/mpwong/destination/loui
> sa
>
> Britain and Japan themselves, however, are among the
> comparatively few countries that do NOT presently claim any of
> these potentially valuable islands. Nevertheless, Japan did
> claim them during World War II, and they may have been
named
> for a British sailor, who may also have claimed them.
>
> Louisa Reef also appears to be the projected site of a
> thaumaturgic mosque:
> http://www.islamicfinder.org/getitWorld.php?id=34771&lang=
>
> Latest diplomatic news:
> http://www.newsflash.org/2004/02/hl/hl100252.htm
> http://www.brunei-online.com/bb/thu/apr22w3.htm
>
> But there is still no word from the expedition.
>
> theia