... on the other hand,
http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/decreto/Antigos/D99278.htm seems
to deny the existence of the quadripoint. Cf. "Inicia-se [=a boundary
of a nature reserve that is described here] no ponto do limite dos
Estados do Tocantins, Piauí e Maranhão (Ponto 1); daí, segue pelo
limite dos Estados do Piauí e Tocantins, até atingir o ponto de
limite dos Estados do Piauí, Tocantins e Bahia (Ponto 2)" (art. 3).
The two points are probably very close, though.
"The locals" (the ones that don't know ;)) seem to think the Pedra da
Baliza is the quadripoint. I read a story about running around it and
thus visiting four states in a very short time. Sounds familiar.
Peter S.
--- In
BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "Peter Smaardijk"
<smaardijk@y...> wrote:
> Pedra da Baliza ( http://www.jalapao.com.br/fotos/jaft_03.htm ) is
> supposed to be the quadripoint of Tocantins, Maranhão, Bahia, and
> Piauí states, according to a couple of web sites that I have read.
> Though I am not sure whether "ponto referencial" is something
similar
> to a boundary marker...
>
> Here it is again:
>
http://www.libreria.com.br/portal/artigos/geografia/jalapao/pag4.shtml
>
> Peter S.