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** it is fed by the Uruguay and Parana rivers at Punta Gorda ("fat point" | ** it is fed by the Uruguay and Parana rivers at Punta Gorda ("fat point" | ||
== | == Physical geography oddities == | ||
=== Earthquakes === | === Earthquakes === | ||
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** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinkhole Sinkhole (wiki)]] | ** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinkhole Sinkhole (wiki)]] | ||
=== Enclaves & | == Political geography oddities == | ||
=== Enclaves & exclaves === | |||
* see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclave_and_exclave | * see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclave_and_exclave | ||
* enclave = a country or territory that is entirely surrounded by another country or territory | * enclave = a country or territory that is entirely surrounded by another country or territory | ||
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* click EXPAND for a list of semi-exclaves: | * click EXPAND for a list of semi-exclaves: | ||
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* semi-enclave states are surrounded by another | * semi-enclave states are surrounded by another state by land but also have a water border, such as: | ||
** '''Monaco''' (surrounded by France and the Mediterranean Sea) | ** '''Monaco''' (surrounded by France and the Mediterranean Sea) | ||
** '''The Gambia''' (surrounded by Senegal and the Atlantic Ocean) | ** '''The Gambia''' (surrounded by Senegal and the Atlantic Ocean) | ||
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** several other enclave states exist politically independent but are not recognized officially as independent nations | ** several other enclave states exist politically independent but are not recognized officially as independent nations | ||
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* exclave = a territory or part of a country that is separated from the main country or territory | * exclave = a territory or part of a country that is separated from the main country or territory and surrounded by one other country | ||
* click EXPAND for a list of exclaves: | * click EXPAND for a list of exclaves: | ||
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* | * Madha (or "Wadi Madha"), territory of Oman, is located entirely within by Nahwa, part of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) | ||
** Nahwa, territory of the Emirate of Sharjah (part of UAE), is itself an enclave within Oman | |||
** Musandam is an associated exclave of Oman with Madha | |||
* Llívia is territory of Spain that is within France. | |||
* Campione d'Italia, territory of Italy is within Switzerland. | |||
* Büsingen am Hochrhein, territory of Germany is within Switzerland. | |||
** Nakhchivan, separated territory of Azerbaijan | * Likoma and Chizumulu Islands in Lake Malawi are Malawi territory surrounded by Mozambique territorial waters. | ||
** | * exclave within multiple nations: | ||
** Nakhchivan, separated territory of Azerbaijan, is surrounded by Armenia, Turkey and Iran | |||
* United Arab Emirates (UAE) | |||
[[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emirats.png#/media/File:Emirats.png|right|350px|thumb|United Arab Emirates (wiki)]] | |||
** is made up of seven "emirates," partly independent states that together form the nation of the UAE | |||
** of these, Dubai (exclave: Hatta), Ajman (exclaves: Masfout & Manama), Ras al-Khaimah and Sharjah have exclaves that are surrounded by another nation: | |||
*** Ras al-Khaimah and Sharjah (and Nahwa which is also an enclave) | |||
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* semi-exclave = territory or part of a country that is separated from the main country or territory and surrounded by another country and a large body of water | |||
* click EXPAND for a list of semi-exclaves: | |||
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* Kaliningrad Oblast: Russian exclave territory 200 miles from mainland Russia that is surrounded by Poland and the Baltic Sea | |||
** Kaliningrad was allocated to the Soviet Union at the Potsdam Conference in 1945, which divided Europe between the allied powers at the end of World War II | |||
* Crimea: "de jure" (legally) Ukraine territory that is occupied by Russia and is therefore a de facto (in fact) Russian semi-exclave surrounded by Ukraine and the Black Sea. | |||
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* some places that are both enclaves and exclaves | * some places that are both enclaves and exclaves | ||
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* click EXPAND to see a list of some places that are both ENCLAVES & EXCLAVES | * click EXPAND to see a list of some places that are both ENCLAVES & EXCLAVES | ||
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* Artsvashen, territory of Armenia, is within Azerbaijan | |||
* Dahagram-Angarpota, territory of Bangladesh that is within India | |||
* Baarle-Hertog, small territories of Belgium that are within the Netherlands | |||
* Nahwa, territory of the Emirate of Sharjah (part of UAE), is itself an enclave within Oman | |||
** For full list see: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_enclaves_and_exclaves#Enclaves_that_are_also_exclaves Enclaves that are also exclaves (wiki)]] | ** For full list see: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_enclaves_and_exclaves#Enclaves_that_are_also_exclaves Enclaves that are also exclaves (wiki)]] | ||
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