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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"


== Geography oddities ==
== 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 & Exclaves ===
== 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 states by land but also have a water border, such as:
* 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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** Duvai, Ajman, Ras al-Khaimah and Sharjah are territories of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that are surrounded by other nations
* Madha (or "Wadi Madha"), territory of Oman, is located entirely within by Nahwa, part of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
*** Nahwa, which is part of Sharjah (UAE), entirely surrounds Wadi Madha, which is territory of Oman
** Nahwa, territory of the Emirate of Sharjah (part of UAE), is itself an enclave within Oman
** Llívia is territory of Spain that is within France.
** Musandam is an associated exclave of Oman with Madha
** Campione d'Italia territory of Italy that is within Switzerland.
* Llívia is territory of Spain that is within France.
** Büsingen am Hochrhein is territory of Germany that is within Switzerland.  
* Campione d'Italia, territory of Italy is within Switzerland.
** Likoma and Chizumulu Islands in Lake Malawi are Malawi territory surrounded by Mozambique territorial waters.
* Büsingen am Hochrhein, territory of Germany is within Switzerland.  
** Nakhchivan, separated territory of Azerbaijan (surrounded by Armenia, Turkey and Iran)
* Likoma and Chizumulu Islands in Lake Malawi are Malawi territory surrounded by Mozambique territorial waters.
** Kaliningrad << to do
* exclave within multiple nations:
** Crimea << to do
** 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
* Artsvashen, territory of Armenia, is within Azerbaijan
** Dahagram-Angarpota, territory of Bangladesh that is within India
* Dahagram-Angarpota, territory of Bangladesh that is within India
** Baarle-Hertog, small territories of Belgium that are within the Netherlands
* 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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