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Re: The rectangularness of countries

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For people who like complex borders https://www.google.be/maps/place/Baarle-Hertog/ This is a Belgian city enclave within the Netherlands with enclaves of the Netherlands within its borders

Our frontiers are sometimes a bit fuzzy to say the last [0] and there is also this place [1] where you can literally be in 3 countries at the same times

[0] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3378842/Belgium-Neth...

[1] https://www.google.be/maps/@50.7543794,6.0212649,17z

Re: The rectangularness of countries

#93
post #80

For people who like complex borders https://www.google.be/maps/place/Baarle-Hertog/ This is a Belgian city enclave within the Netherlands with enclaves of the Netherlands within its borders

Wow. I feel like there should be a CGP Grey video about this. He has one about London vs the City of London and the weird US/Canada border. Someone also tried to tell me Norwood, Ohio is the largest city within a city (an enclave city), but I can't find a source on that anywhere.

What's weird about US/Canada? I thought it was pretty straightforward. Was this about the "Angle" on Lake of the Woods?

Re: The rectangularness of countries

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My exact thought. But I'm Portuguese, so I'm biased.

Campeões!! Campeões!! Nós somos campeões!!

Portugal is the most fanatical country that I've ever seen when it comes to football. It's impossible to mention the country's name without some moron jumping in and mentioning football.

Re: The rectangularness of countries

#95
post #80

For people who like complex borders https://www.google.be/maps/place/Baarle-Hertog/ This is a Belgian city enclave within the Netherlands with enclaves of the Netherlands within its borders

Wow. I feel like there should be a CGP Grey video about this. He has one about London vs the City of London and the weird US/Canada border. Someone also tried to tell me Norwood, Ohio is the largest city within a city (an enclave city), but I can't find a source on that anywhere.

Newark is completely surrounded by Fremont (California) and has over 40,000 residents and is over 13 square miles in area, so if it's not the largest, it's at least near the top.

If we discount natural borders like the Pacific Ocean, Santa Monica borders only Los Angeles and has twice as many residents.

Re: The rectangularness of countries

#96
post #80

For people who like complex borders https://www.google.be/maps/place/Baarle-Hertog/ This is a Belgian city enclave within the Netherlands with enclaves of the Netherlands within its borders

Wow. I feel like there should be a CGP Grey video about this. He has one about London vs the City of London and the weird US/Canada border. Someone also tried to tell me Norwood, Ohio is the largest city within a city (an enclave city), but I can't find a source on that anywhere.

The YouTube channel WonderWhy has a video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtLxZiiuaXs) on complex international borders wrt enclaves and exclaves.

Re: The rectangularness of countries

#97
post #93

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wow. I feel like there should be a CGP Grey video about this. He has one about London vs the City of London and the weird US/Canada border. Someone also tried to tell me Norwood, Ohio is the largest city within a city (an enclave city), but I can't find a source on that anywhere.

What's weird about US/Canada? I thought it was pretty straightforward. Was this about the "Angle" on Lake of the Woods?

I do not know what is considered weird, but here are some interesting things about the US/Canada border:

https://youtu.be/SxhUsPBFPkU?t=1m46s (Geography Now! Canada - btw awesome channel for people who like geography)

Re: The rectangularness of countries

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post #93

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wow. I feel like there should be a CGP Grey video about this. He has one about London vs the City of London and the weird US/Canada border. Someone also tried to tell me Norwood, Ohio is the largest city within a city (an enclave city), but I can't find a source on that anywhere.

What's weird about US/Canada? I thought it was pretty straightforward. Was this about the "Angle" on Lake of the Woods?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMkYlIA7mgw

The border is defined as a straight line, but was surveyed as a series of slightly wobbly series of lines. They put up thousands of stone pillars, cut out a strip of trees along the border, and it became official.

IIRC there's also some stuff about a disputed island

Re: The rectangularness of countries

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post #93

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wow. I feel like there should be a CGP Grey video about this. He has one about London vs the City of London and the weird US/Canada border. Someone also tried to tell me Norwood, Ohio is the largest city within a city (an enclave city), but I can't find a source on that anywhere.

What's weird about US/Canada? I thought it was pretty straightforward. Was this about the "Angle" on Lake of the Woods?

There's the exclave Point Roberts, Washington (http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0408/feature7/), which falls ever so slightly south of the 49th parallel.
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