Subject: Re: re places with few to zero tripoints<br/>
Date: Apr 12, 2002 @ 18:47<br/>
Author: acroorca2002 (&quot;acroorca2002&quot; &lt;orc@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-456554635">thanx amar<br/>
that is an interesting historico etymological one<br/>
<br/>
how did hindu reach this west indian island early enough to have <br/>
sprinkled its entire map with this word <br/>
like the word kill in new holland<br/>
<br/>
i knew there was a lot of east indian immigration to the lowest <br/>
antilles & guianas<br/>
but even this occurred mostly in the post slavery era & therefore <br/>
much later than the period when most geographical features got their <br/>
names<br/>
<br/>
perhaps an early british colonial governor got transferred to <br/>
montserrat from india but kept naming things in hindi out of habit<br/>
<br/>
i give up but would still love to know<br/>
& all the more so as it is material for a very weird tripoint try<br/>
<br/>
m  <br/>
<br/>
<blockquote><span title="qreply"> --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., &lt;amar6277@y...&gt; wrote:<br/>
&gt; ghaut must be from the language &#39;Hindi&#39; where it means<br/>
&gt; a place next to a water body where people assemble to<br/>
&gt; take bath or a place where washermen collectively wash<br/>
&gt; clothes. I can recall an MRT (elevated rail) station<br/>
&gt; called &#39;Dhoby Ghaut&#39; in Singapore. Dhoby means a<br/>
&gt; washerman in &#39;Hindi&#39;<br/>
&gt; <br/>
&gt; --- acroorca2002 &lt;orc@o...&gt; wrote:<br/>
&gt; &gt; there you have done it again<br/>
&gt; &gt; for this is a far better map than the one i saw but<br/>
&gt; &gt; couldnt recover <br/>
&gt; &gt; & which also placed the tripoint in about the same<br/>
&gt; &gt; position<br/>
&gt; &gt; apparently just a short distance inland & thus a bit<br/>
&gt; &gt; above the foot <br/>
&gt; &gt; or mouth of pelican ghaut if the depiction is<br/>
&gt; &gt; deliberate & accurate<br/>
&gt; &gt; m<br/>
&gt; &gt; <br/>
&gt; &gt; er <br/>
&gt; &gt; any idea what a ghaut is<br/>
&gt; &gt; <br/>
&gt; &gt; --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., &quot;ps1966nl&quot;<br/>
&gt; &gt; &lt;smaardijk@y...&gt; wrote:<br/>
&gt; &gt; &gt; acroorca2002 wrote:<br/>
&gt; &gt; &gt; &quot;(...)today montserrat has a new map up on the net<br/>
&gt; &gt; i cant find just <br/>
&gt; &gt; &gt; now featuring no parishes but 3 new zones called<br/>
&gt; &gt; dangerous & <br/>
&gt; &gt; moderate <br/>
&gt; &gt; &gt; & safe & these even have a freakin tripoint<br/>
&gt; &gt; &gt; an explosive new sort of fiat tripoint<br/>
&gt; &gt; &gt; wish i could find it tho(...)&quot;<br/>
&gt; &gt; &gt; <br/>
&gt; &gt; &gt; Do you mean <br/>
&gt; &gt; &gt; <br/>
&gt; &gt;<br/>
&gt; <br/>
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/west.indies/soufriere/govt/miscdocs/i">http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/west.indies/soufriere/govt/miscdocs/i</a><br/>
&gt; &gt; &gt; mages/vrm_sept1997_3c.gif ? Then Pelican Ghaut is<br/>
&gt; &gt; the place here.<br/>
&gt; &gt; &gt; <br/>
&gt; &gt; &gt; Peter S.<br/>
&gt; &gt; <br/>
&gt; &gt; <br/>
&gt; <br/>
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