The Atlas of Unusual Borders: Discover intriguing boundaries, territories and geographical curiosities

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The Atlas of Unusual Borders: Discover intriguing boundaries, territories and geographical curiosities

The Atlas of Unusual Borders: Discover intriguing boundaries, territories and geographical curiosities

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Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Includes streets with one side in the US and the other Canada, islands which are in Spain half of the year and France the other, and similar phenomena.

From wedding gift enclaves in Bosnia, to bizarre Finnish boundaries drawn up to build a lighthouse and towns where neighbours need passports to pop in for a cup of tea. When Apollo fell in love with her, Daphne ran to away to the island to resist temptation and protect her virginity.Now shut off to visitors, it was once an important neutral territory and home to a landmark event between Spain and France. Who is the mystery woman buried on a mountain that has been home to only men since the eighth century? By the time she got out, her fingers were grey and her hands looked like they belonged to a cadaver.

During the Cold War, all the inhabitants of Big Diomede were forced onto mainland Russia so that they did not contact their American neighbors on Little Diomede. Canadian Stanstead and American Beebe Plain where the boundary line runs along the center of the main street, so that the houses on one side of the street are in Canada and on the other in the United States. Pheasant Island which for half a year belongs to the Spanish city of Irun, and the remaining half, to its French twin-town, Hendaye. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. For more details, please consult the latest information provided by Royal Mail's International Incident Bulletin.

We are experiencing delays with deliveries to many countries, but in most cases local services have now resumed. Rebecca has been writing about open water sports, adventure travel, and marine science for three years. Tomb of Suleyman Shah which is a tiny Turkish enclave within Syria which was moved closer to Turkey when Lake Assad was created but still stayed in Syria.

In 1659, the island hosted the three-month negotiation that ended in Treaty of the Pyrenees, which ended the Franco-Spanish War. Prior to that, Rebecca worked as an Editorial Assistant at Taylor and Francis, and a Wildlife Officer for ORCA.Examples include: Campione d’Italia where Italian residents have to travel 15km through Switzerland to reach the nearest available Italian territory. S. If you look out from Little Diomede, you can see another country, continent, and day on Big Diomede. While other countries do not contest ownership, Mount Athos has a unique idiosyncrasy: It is the only territory on Earth with an all-male population. Since the agreement came into place 350 years ago, the small island has changed nationality over 700 times.

These and many more instances are captured in this fascinating book full of strange geographical intrigue. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Remnants of countries can by design or accident be left behind as a legal anomaly in this complex world. These are potential annoyances when planning, but they are also geographical markers of historical events and political conflicts. We use Google Analytics to see what pages are most visited, and where in the world visitors are visiting from.

A year later, a Royal wedding took place on the same spot to mark the occasion: French King Louis XIV married Maria Theresa of Spain. From islands that are in Spain for 6 months of the year and France for the rest, to streets with one side in America and the other in Canada, this beautifully designed book is a reminder that the world is not always what we think. Everything on one side of the line belongs to one country and everything on the other side belongs to another country.



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