This is what I mean by pene-enclave in the second
sense.

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

> If I understand what you're saying, I agree.
>
> From my point of view, Jungholz is an enclave. That
> single infinitely small
> point that connects Jungholz with the rest of
> Austria has no practical utility
> because it is impossible for anyone or any physical
> thing to go from one to the
> other without passing through German sovereign
> territory.
>
> Lowell G. McManus
> Leesville, Louisiana, USA
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "mikekaufman79" <mikekaufman79@...>
> To: <BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 8:34 PM
> Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Re: enclaves on stamps
>
>
> Pene-enclave can mean almost an enclave in the sense
> of the boundary
> lines almost come to a close but then widen back
> out. It can also
> mean almost an enclave, meaning practical
> inaccessibility.
> From the first interpretation, Jungholz is every bit
> as much an
> enclave as it is not an enclave (but yes a
> geographical pene-
> enclave). You can draw an infinite amount of
> uninterrupted lines
> through the quadripoint from Austria to Austria, but
> you can do the
> same from Germany to Germany.
> Now of course you can say that something which is
> just as much an
> enclave as it is a pene-enclave in and of it self
> means it's a pene-
> enclave.
> From the second interpretation, it is a pene-enclave
> as it is not
> possible to reach Jungholz via the rest of Austria
> without ever
> leaving Austria. Since it is one point wide on top
> of a mountain.
>

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