Sorry this mail being sent in some exotic language..:-)
is there anybody willing to answer Daniel from Liverpool?
thanks!
Peter H.
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BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, Peter Hering <hering@m...>
wrote:
> Go' morgen fra DK - er der nogen der gider/gillar svare vores
> Liverpool ven...? :-)
>
> go' weekend !
>
> Pjotr
>
> de bedste hilsener
> best regards
> mit freundlichen Grüssen
>
> Thanks again for your help, Peter!
>
> By the way, I had a couple of general geographical questions with
which I
> wondered if you could help me:
> Which country has the greatest coastline to area ratio?
> Is there any country every point in which is nearer to every other
point in
> which than it is to any point in any other country?
>
> If you know the answers to these-or know where I can find them out-
I'd be
> very glad to hear from you!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Daniel
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Hering [mailto:hering@m...]
> Sent: 24 November 2004 09:16
> To: Daniel Hill
> Subject: Re: enclaves
>
> Good morning Daniel !
>
> * believe it or not - but your enquiry has started a big discussion
> on the term "enclave" - in order to answer YOUR question it is ab-
> solutely essential to being able to define the term "enclave"...
>
> * if we stick to the definition: part of a nation that is separated
> from the motherland by another territory (and NOT a body of water)
> then the answer to your question would be
>
> - for Europe:
>
> 1- Büsingen: only 600 metres from Germany (over Swiss territ.)
> 2- Llivia: - ca. 1 km - Spain (- French - )
> 3- Campione: - - 1 km - Italy (- Swiss - )
> 4- Baarle Nassau: - 5 km - Belgium (- Dutch - )
> 5- Vennbahn enclaves: diff. distances from Germany (o. Belgian t.)
>
> 6- Kaliningrad enclave (the WINNER!): ca. 370 km from Russia (over
> Lithuanian and Belaruss. territory)
>
> this goes for Europe only...
>
> best regards !
>
> Peter Hering /DK
>
>
> Daniel Hill <djhill@l...> wrote:
> > Thanks very much for this!
> >
> > I wrote 'tetrapoint' because 'tetra' is, like 'tri', a Greek
> > prefix.
> > 'Quadri', on the other hand, is Latin. I must admit,
> > however, that popular
> > usage is inconsistent: 'twins', 'triplets',
> > 'quadruplets'...
> >
> > I had a further question, if I may: do you know what the
> > world's remotest
> > enclave is? By 'remotest' I mean furthest from the country
> > of which it is an
> > exclave.
> >
> > Thanks very much!
> >
> > Daniel Hill
> >
> > _________________________________________
> > Dr Daniel Hill
> > 23 Shrigley Road
> > Bollington
> > MACCLESFIELD
> > Cheshire
> > SK10 5RD
> > UK
> > 01625 560430 (Home)
> > 07903 129051 (Mobile)
> > djhill@l... (E-mail)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Peter Hering [mailto:hering@m...]
> > Sent: 22 November 2004 09:03
> > To: Daniel Hill
> > Subject: Re: tetrapoints
> >
> > Good morning Daniel - and thanks for mail and the
> > flowers...
> >
> > * funny that you call these points "tetrapoints" - usually
> > in our
> > border groups the expression "quadripoints" is used...hmmm:
> > interesting!
> >
> > * NO, to the best of my knowledge NO such - intern'l -
> > points
> > exist ! Of course the internal US 4-corner place is well
> > known,
> > but a closer look at maps reveal that there does NOT exist
> > any
> > int'l quadripoint (tetrapoint) in Asia - BUT:
> >
> > * we've had a long discussion on Boundary Point on the
> > Southern
> > African place - and right now all the evidence tells us that
> > this
> > point is NOT recognized officially - maps show different
> > border-
> > lines and there is NO offici<al document stating the
> > position of a
> > possible 4-point - unfortunately, 'cause this place would be
> > a wonderful
> > challenge for future border expeditions...!!!
> >
> > hope this answers your question !
> >
> > best regards from DK
> >
> > Peter Hering
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Daniel Hill <djhill@l...> wrote:
> > > Thanks for hosting such a great Web site-very
> > interesting!
> > >
> > >
> >
> > de bedste hilsener
> > best regards
> > mit freundlichen Grüssen
> >
>
>
> de bedste hilsener
> best regards
> mit freundlichen Grüssen