There are a number of YouTube video series I've seen related to "weird borders" around the world.  Weird panhandles and enclaves/exclaves seem to be particularly focused on.  Some of the presenters are quite animated about the topics!

-Danny



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Subject: Re: The Northwest Angle - part of Minnesota in Canada

I've noticed a few other "orphans of the atlas" along the border:

Buffalo Bay Point and Elm Point, Minn. -- Two small peninsulas along the western shore of Lake of the Woods, southwest of the Northwest Angle. They are accessible by land only through Manitoba.

Point Roberts, Wash. -- At the northwestern tip of the continental US, south of Vancouver. It's accessible by land only through  British Columbia.

Saint Regis, Quebec -- At the western end of the straight east-west border of New York State and Quebec, near Cornwall, Ontario.  It's on the south bank of the Saint Lawrence River and accessible by land only through New York.

Province Point, Vt. -- A small peninsula on Lake Champlain, near Alburg.  It's accessible by land only through Quebec.

Province Island, Vt. -- The southern tip of an island in Lake Memphremagog, Quebec/Vermont.  Most of the island is in Quebec.

Estcourt Station, Me. -- The northernmost point in Maine, accessible by road only through Quebec.

Howard Stone
Map Cataloger, Brown University






On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 7:13 AM, Allison Rich <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Hi everyone:

I saw this on Youtube this morning.

It does involve mapping because it goes back to the Treaty of Paris in 1783.

It's an "orphan of the atlas" - thought some of you might like this little short.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkbuZfC06d8

Best,

Allison

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