Clearly I meant Geog not grog...though I'd love to
join a national grog society. as a matter of fact I
think I'll go establish one right now
yippee
who's joining?
--- Michael Kaufman <
mikekaufman79@...> wrote:
> What does Nat. grog. society say about N/S Americas.
>
> Again you could say same thing that it is all one.
> But I am thinking they have determined it on basis
> of
> political boundary (Panama - Colombia). Is that how
> the did it?
>
> --- "Lowell G. McManus" <mcmanus71496@...>
> wrote:
>
> > Yes, exactly. That would be the easternmost point
> > on what the National Geographic Society shows on
> its
> > maps as the traditional line of distinction
> between
> > Europe and Asia.
> >
> > Of course, this is a distinction only in the minds
> > of men--much less significant than a political
> > boundary or an interface between distinct
> cultures,
> > religions, languages, etc. Still, if such terms
> as
> > "Europe" and "Asia" have geographic meaning, there
> > must be some limit between their respective
> regions
> > of applicability. This remains true, even if they
> > are part of one land mass with one another and
> with
> > Africa.
> >
> > Lowell G. McManus
> > Leesville, Louisiana, USA
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: John Seeliger
> > To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 12:09 PM
> > Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] The easternmost
> point
> > in Europe
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Lowell G. McManus
> > To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 9:54 PM
> > Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] The easternmost
> > point in Europe
> >
> >
> > I must disagree as to the location of the
> > eastern point of Europe. If the Ural Mountains
> make
> > up part of the delimitation, the eastern point of
> > Europe would be at a point on the drainage divide
> > east of the head of the Malaya Usa River. This is
> > in the far north of Russia, roughly between the
> > towns of Khal'mer Yu (west of the divide) and
> > Laborovaya (east of the divide). Search for
> > "Khal'mer Yu" on Expedia.
> >
> > Lowell G. McManus
> > Leesville, Louisiana, USA
> >
> >
> > Is this what you had in mind:
> >
>
>
>
>
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