Subject: RE: [BoundaryPoint] Re: Continent border
Date: Feb 23, 2003 @ 20:15
Author: Jan S. Krogh ("Jan S. Krogh" <jan.krogh@...>)
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Hi,
Sorry, I'm new here, I didn't follow land continent borders
discussion. Anyway this is my opinion.
1. IDPG border in Papua Island is, first of all, an artifical,
illogical border (as many others). It's not a "normal" political
border, how can it be a continental one? Remember the ongoing fight
of the West Papuans against Indonesian rule.  Agree, but it is worldwide common understood. 
2. If IDPG is a land continent border (ASOC), what about IDTL? 
IDTL?!? Maybe you mean East Timor (TP) - isn't it Asian?
3. If the political borders can be land continent borders, then the
Sinai peninsula is Africa, Anatolia is Europe (or is the European
side of Turkey is a part of Asia?), and Ceuta & Melilla are Europe
too. And French Guyana, is Europe or South America? 
Here the international understanding mainly seem to follow the continents. Egypt has in fact one African and one Asian part. Ceuta & Melilla are parts of Spain located in Africa, as French Guyana is a part of the Republic of France situated in South America.
 
Jan