Subject: Borders of Russia<br/>
Date: Nov 15, 2004 @ 10:32<br/>
Author: Wolfgang Schaub (&quot;Wolfgang Schaub&quot; &lt;Wolfgang.Schaub@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-753406314">Dear all,<br/>
<br/>
As you know, my interest is mountains, specifically the highest of ech<br/>
European country. Often borders run across summits, so I also expect this to<br/>
happen in Russia.<br/>
<br/>
My collection of topographic maps of selected Russian areas shows<br/>
<br/>
1) Mt. Elbrus being shared by the Karachay-Cherkessian and the<br/>
Kabardino-Balkarian Autonomous republics;<br/>
<br/>
Likewise<br/>
<br/>
2) Gora Chugush between Adygia and Russia;<br/>
<br/>
3) Mt. Kasbek / Mkinvartsveri between North Ossetia and Georgia.<br/>
<br/>
Different from this expected, &quot;usual&quot;, border behavior, the interactive maps<br/>
in<br/>
<br/>
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://mappoint.msn.com/(">http://mappoint.msn.com/(</a>xlkc0n55s4tges55samadiad)/map.aspx?C=43.049999%2c43<br/>
.133335&A=150&L=WLD0409<br/>
<br/>
(and similar) show borders running besides mountain summits, often in<br/>
considerable distance off summit.<br/>
<br/>
The optimum would be if you could confirm one or the other option; this<br/>
would be too much to expect. BUT: Can it be that the interactive maps are<br/>
just not accurate enough due to some electronic mismatch in their layout<br/>
which causes the borders to &quot;swing&quot;?<br/>
<br/>
Wolfgang</div>