Subject: Re: hi<br/>
Date: Jan 25, 2003 @ 20:26<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-334346056">--- In <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com">BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com</a>, &quot;John <br/>
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<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; it is a matter of american law<br/>
&gt; &gt; that the state territorial seas of ak & hi per se & most other<br/>
&gt; &gt; coastal states dont extend more than 3nm from their coasts<br/>
&gt; <br/>
&gt; OK, but above you mention 3 or 9.  Didn&#39;t we discuss a while <br/>
 </span></blockquote>back that FL<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; extends 9 nmi and AL only 3 nmi?<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>exactly<br/>
gulf coast florida gets 9 <br/>
tho atlantic coast florida gets only 3<br/>
<br/>
all of texas & all of puerto rico get 9 also<br/>
<br/>
the cause seems to be a vestige of the spanish 3 league limit<br/>
which i believe was traditionally triple the 3 mile limit<br/>
but in that case atlantic fl & all al & ms & la <br/>
not to mention guam etc<br/>
really do seem to have gotten a bum deal<br/>
<br/>
but no matter<br/>
such absurdities only make it more amusing for us<br/>
<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt;  From a legal standpoint, does the US<br/>
&gt; and Russia border?  <br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>yes definitely<br/>
there are even several tripoints wedged right in there<br/>
& strung out in a long northsouth line<br/>
like akruusn & akruuss at 3nm from each diomede<br/>
& aaakrus & aaakrun at 12nm from each diomede <br/>
& on out to the eezs & shelves<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; 1.  One of the Alaskan islands<br/>
&gt; lies beyond the IDL.  I doubt this as as fat as I can see, all of <br/>
 </span></blockquote>them are<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; on the Eastern side.  I think the claimant may have confused <br/>
 </span></blockquote>the IDL with<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; 180 ° longitude.<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>good thinking<br/>
you have a pointers head<br/>
<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; 2. The IDL runs through an island (I assume away from <br/>
 </span></blockquote>Antarctica, as this<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; would not be interesting) and it was set there by mistake, not <br/>
 </span></blockquote>realizing an<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; island was there.<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>awesome<br/>
i bet you are right<br/>
& it would be great if you can find this probably tiny place<br/>
<br/>
obviously the line jogs in several places to avoid things<br/>
but despite strong deja vu i cant think of anywhere it actually fails <br/>
to miss them<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; Midway is not part of HI, is it?  <br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>yes i dont believe so<br/>
<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; I thought HI was primarily the 8<br/>
&gt; islands.  ummm. Kauai, Lanai, Oahu, Molechi, Maui, Hawaii <br/>
 </span></blockquote>and the other two<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; (I think only 6 are inhabited, or one is a military island.  Maybe <br/>
 </span></blockquote>that is<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; why I only remember 6 of them).<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>& that is also why i say<br/>
if not outdatedly<br/>
<br/>
since i only know kure has been part of the state of hawaii<br/>
like all the other islands in the entire chain except the midways<br/>
 <br/>
but am not sure if this odd leapfrog arrangement is still in effect</div>