Subject: Re: CAFR:  The mystery remains<br/>
Date: Jan 11, 2003 @ 19:21<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-1701164843">well upon further reflection & examination of the map in <br/>
message 8594<br/>
i really dont think there is much of a mystery here any more<br/>
<br/>
the positions of the turn points at the coastal extremities of the 2 <br/>
islets are specified in the treaty as those occurring at low tide<br/>
<br/>
but the islets are shown on the topo in message 8594 not at low <br/>
tide but at mean sea level<br/>
<br/>
& that is why the border as depicted on the topo seems to clear <br/>
the islets completely<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
so i think it is now safe to conclude<br/>
if there is any dry cafr boundary<br/>
it would first have to be merely a metaboundary as described in <br/>
message 8367 rather than any regular sort of boundary<br/>
& in addition it would have to occur only at low tide<br/>
but vanish along with the land it crosses as the tide rises over it<br/>
<br/>
i dont think any map will be found to depict this evanescent effect<br/>
nor any authority or expert to vouch for it<br/>
yet i think we are right to conclude that it must occur<br/>
however microscopically &or momentarily &or academically<br/>
<br/>
curiously<br/>
while not pretending to be an accurate depiction of anything<br/>
the inner edges of the stylized boundary stripe on the topo<br/>
does actually appear to cut across both of the islets<br/>
as if to mimic or suggest this sort of<br/>
now you see it & now you dont<br/>
phenomenon<br/>
<br/>
a wonderful outcome <br/>
even if completely fortuitous & practically unreal<br/>
<br/>
--- In <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com">BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com</a>, &quot;Doug Murray&quot; <br/>
&lt;doug@d...&gt; wrote:<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; <br/>
&gt; I picked up the CAFR topos -- and (not surprisingly) our answer <br/>
 </span></blockquote>is not there.  I think it is time to ring the Canadian Coast Guard in <br/>
Newfoundland...<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; <br/>
&gt; Attached is a scan of the map  (1:50,000) -- showing Green <br/>
 </span></blockquote>Island, Little Green Islands and Enfant Perdu.  If there is a <br/>
lightstation on Green Island, surely someone will know where <br/>
the border is.<br/>
<blockquote><span title="qreply"> &gt; <br/>
&gt; Cheers!<br/>
&gt; <br/>
&gt; Doug<br/>
&gt; <br/>
&gt; <br/>
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