--- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "kbajoras" <kbajoras@y...> wrote:
> Basically there is no good reason for the Floridian arc not to
exist
> but it doesn't exist.
well yes it doesnt show up on the usgs maps
so it is easy enough to believe ones eyes
& voila qed
but even the usgs stresses that they are not the final arbiter
& it wouldnt be the first time they blew a tristate point
> Internatioanlly accepted way to claim national waters - you
draw a
> line between the two most outsticking coast points then you go
from
> that line
here we are talking about the internal boundaries of the usa
where the baseline method you are suggesting doesnt apply
> But then, nobody cares about water borders until they find oil.
the supreme court has ruled more than once on oyster beds
& in an identical double standard situation where oil is involved
specifically around latxus off the mouth of the sabine river
you can see at topozone that usgs has avoided the issue entirely
> And if you start thinking about exclusive economic water claims
you
> could could come up with more great borderpoints.
absolutely
you may be interested to see some of the fantastic original
research grant hutchison has posted to our files section on just
this topic
m