Subject: the frnl coastal boundary candidate<br/>
Date: Dec 18, 2002 @ 05:16<br/>
Author: acroorca2002 &lt;orc@orcoast.com&gt; (&quot;acroorca2002 &lt;orc@...&gt;&quot; &lt;orc@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-903010222"><blockquote><span title="ireply">&gt; & a still smaller asterisk<br/>
&gt; the ill defined frnl boundary on the island of saint martin is said <br/>
&gt; by some to run along the shoreline of a coastal lagoon<br/>
&gt; but this appears to be even more problematic than all the <br/>
 </span></blockquote>others<br/>
<br/>
for example<br/>
you can see the area in question near the east end of the island<br/>
along the north shore of the little gulf called oyster pond<br/>
but this map shows the boundary slightly inland from the coast<br/>
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.caribline.com/islands/sm/images/smmap.gif">http://www.caribline.com/islands/sm/images/smmap.gif</a><br/>
<br/>
however captain olivers hotel situated just there boasts <br/>
waterfront suites on french soil <br/>
& a dining room over dutch waters<br/>
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.wiol.com/st-martin-st-maarten/CaptainOliver/default.h">http://www.wiol.com/st-martin-st-maarten/CaptainOliver/default.h</a><br/>
tml<br/>
etc<br/>
<br/>
there is only one boundary marker on the entire island<br/>
which is really more of a monument to the unity of the island<br/>
than to its division<br/>
celebrating a complete lack of border trappings & awareness<br/>
but the bigger problem is that no treaty text has yet been found</div>