Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Re: Enclaves/exclave classes<br/>
Date: Jan 03, 2003 @ 18:23<br/>
Author: Arif Samad (Arif Samad &lt;fHoiberg@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-1936006851">You know what, I have given up calling all<br/>
non-true-enclave situations as enclaves, as the<br/>
different kinds of land area would confusingly all be<br/>
called some type of enclaves.<br/>
<br/>
I think we should actually make up a formula of some<br/>
sort of enclave factor, depending on distance, size<br/>
and other factors.<br/>
<br/>
My categories are <br/>
1) Enclaves - True surrounded ones (Llivia)<br/>
2) Surrounded countries - Pretty self-explanatory<br/>
(Lesotho)<br/>
3) Boundary Cross Salients - An area that touches the<br/>
parent country at one point  (Jungholz)<br/>
4) Fragments - Pieces that has a separate boundary<br/>
from the parent country<br/>
   a) Coastal - Has a boundary as well as coast<br/>
(Alaska)<br/>
   b) Land - Landlocked pieces touching more than one<br/>
counry (Nakhichevan)<br/>
5) Tongues - Pieces that are separated by water even<br/>
though they are not truly separated by boundary lines<br/>
(Point Roberts) [This has a few categories of sea,<br/>
lake and river tongues]<br/>
6) Bottleneck salients - Pieces that have a thin<br/>
connection at one area of the boundary<br/>
<br/>
I don&#39;t like road crossings as a judge for what is<br/>
known as pene-enclaves.  This is because I don&#39;t think<br/>
the curiosity factor should change every time a new<br/>
road is made or destroyed.  (Though it could be argued<br/>
that Point Roberts is not a curiosity for those who<br/>
can swim)  But that may be because I can&#39;t afford all<br/>
the border trips.<br/>
<br/>
Arif<br/>
<br/>
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