Subject: Re: re places with few to zero tripoints
Date: Apr 14, 2002 @ 19:18
Author: ps1966nl ("ps1966nl" <smaardijk@...>)
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That is the result of the extramunicipal National park belonging to
two "provinces", in my opinion.

Peter S.

--- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "Jesper & Nicolette Nielsen"
<jesniel@i...> wrote:
> Greenland might even have a quadropoint:
>
> http://www.geodata-info.dk/greenland/images/gl1_2.gif
>
> Jesper
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: acroorca2002
> To: BoundaryPoint@y...
> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 11:38 PM
> Subject: [BoundaryPoint] re places with few to zero tripoints
>
>
> correction & additions
>
> --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "acroorca2002
> > also had the great thrill of zeroing in on all of lu2
> > aka digrulu for short
>
> oops
> make that digrlu
>
> > at map24
> > a highly recommended new zoom sensation in any case
> >
> > luxembourg didnt have to have an internal tripoint
> > but was simply good enough to pose for this picture
> >
> > by contrast delaware with 3 counties doesnt have a tricounty
point
>
> but feast your eyes on greenlands 3 divisions & lonely tripoint at
> http://www.mindspring.com/~gwil/mgl.html
>
> also consider french guiana with only 2 subdivisions
> hence no possibility of an internal tripoint
>
> & palestine with 2 discontiguous subdivisions
> hence no possibility even of an internal boundary
> not to mention tripoints
>
> & of course there are many places that have no official
subdivisions
> at all
> hence no internal boundaries no tripoints no nothing
>
>
> changing directions & moving up the ladder
> tajikistan evidently has 4 primary subdivisions but only 1
tripoint
>
> swaziland has 4 divisions also but 2 tripoints
> & being multipointedly plural it is scarcely even remarkable
> etc etc
> on up literally into the hundreds for the most greatly subdivided
> countries
>
>
> but from this quick survey it appears that only luxembourg &
> greenland & tajikistan share the distinction of enjoying a
singular
> domestic tripoint
>
> m
>
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