Subject: Re: AW: [BoundaryPoint] The easternmost point in Europe<br/>
Date: Nov 12, 2004 @ 21:27<br/>
Author: Kevin Meynell (Kevin Meynell &lt;knm@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-2132703204">Wolfgang,<br/>
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<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt;1) Geographically? Ural, Caucasus, Bosporus? And what in-between? Is <br/>
&gt;Chechnia still Europe? Kalmykia?<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>I thought Europe was relatively well-defined geographically. The problem is <br/>
that political boundaries cross the geographical ones.<br/>
<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt;6) Via soccer? Azerbaijan plays in the European championships - is it Europe?<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>So do Israel and Turkey which are very obviously not part of the <br/>
geographical entity. They are included for political and travel convenience.<br/>
<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt;Why does the coming EU constitution doesn&#39;t say where we begin and where <br/>
&gt;we end?<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>Why does it need to, and why would it be a problem to invite non-European <br/>
nations? Where would the US be today if it had restricted its membership to <br/>
territory east of the Appalachians, or even to Continental North America?<br/>
<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt;As it appears today we leave the question open and invite every nation to <br/>
&gt;join - the beginning of the end.<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>Why the need to divide the world into continents?<br/>
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Regards,<br/>
<br/>
Kevin Meynell</div>