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Trijunction
A triple border, tripoint, trijunction, triple point, or tri-border area is a geographical point at which the boundaries of three countries or subnational entities meet. There are 175 international tripoints as of 2020. Nearly half are situated in rivers, lakes or seas. On dry land, the exact tripoints may be indicated by markers or pillars, and occasionally by larger monuments. Usually, the more neighbours a country has, the more international tripoints that country has. China with 16 international tripoints and Russia with 11 to 14 lead the list of states by number of international tripoints. Other countries, like Brazil, India, and Algeria, have several international tripoints. Argentina has four international tripoints. South Africa, Pakistan and Nigeria have three international tripoints, Guatemala has two: one with Mexico and Belize, and one with Honduras and El Salvador; while Bangladesh and Mexico have one. Within Europe, landlocked Austria has nine tripoints, among them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quadripoint
A quadripoint is a point on Earth where four distinct political territories meet. The territories can be of different types, such as national and provincial. In North America, several such places are commonly known as Four Corners (other), Four Corners. Several examples exist throughout the world that use other names. Usage The word ''quadripoint'' does not appear in the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' or ''Merriam-Webster, Merriam-Webster Online'', though it has been used since 1964 by the Office of the Geographer of the United States Department of State, and appears in the ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', as well as in the ''The World Factbook, World Factbook'' articles on Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, dating as far back as 1990. History An early instance of four political divisions meeting at a point is the Four Shire Stone in Moreton-in-Marsh, England (attested in the Domesday Book, 1086, and mentioned since 969 if not 772); until 1931, it was the meeting poi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tripoint Of Borders Between Israel-Syria And Jordan
A triple border, tripoint, trijunction, triple point, or tri-border area is a geography, geographical point at which the boundaries of three countries or Administrative division, subnational entities meet. There are 175 international tripoints as of 2020. Nearly half are situated in rivers, lakes or seas. On dry land, the exact tripoints may be indicated by markers or pillars, and occasionally by larger monuments. Usually, the more neighbours a country has, the more international tripoints that country has. China with 16 international tripoints and Russia with 11 to 14 lead the list of states by number of international tripoints. Other countries, like Brazil, India, and Algeria, have several international tripoints. Argentina has four international tripoints. South Africa, Pakistan and Nigeria have three international tripoints, Guatemala has two: one with Mexico and Belize, and one with Honduras and El Salvador; while Bangladesh and Mexico have one. Within Europe, landlocked Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quadripoint
A quadripoint is a point on Earth where four distinct political territories meet. The territories can be of different types, such as national and provincial. In North America, several such places are commonly known as Four Corners (other), Four Corners. Several examples exist throughout the world that use other names. Usage The word ''quadripoint'' does not appear in the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' or ''Merriam-Webster, Merriam-Webster Online'', though it has been used since 1964 by the Office of the Geographer of the United States Department of State, and appears in the ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', as well as in the ''The World Factbook, World Factbook'' articles on Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, dating as far back as 1990. History An early instance of four political divisions meeting at a point is the Four Shire Stone in Moreton-in-Marsh, England (attested in the Domesday Book, 1086, and mentioned since 969 if not 772); until 1931, it was the meeting poi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Corners (Canada)
The four corners is a quadripoint near 60° N 102° W where four Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian provinces or territories meet. These are the provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan and the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. It came into being with the creation of Nunavut on April 1, 1999. Geography The four corners area is located between Kasba Lake to the north and Hasbala Lake to the south. It is located by an area of marginal taiga forest, which happens to be the only place in Nunavut which is not Arctic tundra or ice cap. It is hundreds of kilometres from any road or railway, but can be accessed from nearby Kasba Lake Airport/Kasba Lake Water Aerodrome, Water Aerodrome as well as from Points North Landing near Wollaston Lake. During the winter of 1961–1962 (37 years prior the formation of Nunavut), a survey crew led by Lionel E. Boutiler installed 85 survey monuments along the northernmost section of the Saskatchewan–Manitoba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paraguay
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. It has a population of around 6.1 million, nearly 2.3 million of whom live in the Capital city, capital and largest city of Asunción, and its surrounding metro area. Spanish conquistadores arrived in 1524, and in 1537 established the city of Asunción, the first capital of the Governorate of the Río de la Plata. During the 17th century, Paraguay was the center of Reductions, Jesuit missions, where the native Guaraní people were converted to Christianity and introduced to European culture. After the Suppression of the Society of Jesus, expulsion of the Jesuits from Spanish territories in 1767, Paraguay increasingly became a peripheral colony. Following Independence of Paraguay, independence from Spain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triple Frontier
The Triple Frontier (, ) is a tri-border area along the junction of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, where the Iguazu River, Iguazú and Paraná River, Paraná rivers converge. Near the confluence are the cities of Puerto Iguazú (Argentina), Foz do Iguaçu (Brazil) and Ciudad del Este (Paraguay). This area is near Iguazú Falls and the Itaipu Dam, Itaipu hydroelectric plant. Population The population in the Triple Frontier is concentrated in three border cities, with the majority of the region's population living on the Paraguayan side of the border. Of the three major border cities, the largest is Ciudad del Este in Paraguay, which in 2018 had a population of 299,255. Meanwhile, the tourist-centric Brazil, Brazilian city Foz do Iguaçu has a population of approximately 258,248 (2020) and Puerto Iguazú, Argentina is the smallest of the three cities, with a population of just 82,227. In the metropolitan region of the Paraguayan side, Presidente Franco District, Presidente F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indira Col
__NOTOC__ Indira Col West () is a mountain pass at altitude on the Indira Ridge of Siachen Muztagh in Karakoram Range. It is on the border between Indian-controlled Siachen Glacier and the Chinese-controlled Trans-Karakoram Tract (both in the disputed Kashmir region), close to the tripoint of India, Pakistan, and China. The India-Pakistan Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL) in the Siachen area ends near the pass. It is possible to ascend the pass from both the north and south sides controlled by China and India respectively. Indira Col East (Coord ), also ''Main Indira Col'' or just ''Indira Col'' (Hindi: इन्दिरा कोल), is another col on Indira Ridge which lies 2.4 km further east of Indira Col West at ) altitude. It is more difficult to ascend or descend on the north side controlled by China, but easier to do so from the south side controlled by India. India Saddle (Coord ), a geographical saddle, connects the Indira Col East and Indira Col West. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sia Kangri
Sia Kangri (7,422 m, 24,350 ft) is a mountain in the Baltoro Muztagh in the Karakoram. Its summit lies on the border of Pakistan and China. About a kilometer southeast of the Sia Kangri summit is the tri point where territories controlled by India, Pakistan and China meet. Territories on all sides are disputed. The land immediately to the southwest of the peak is claimed by both Pakistan and India and controlled by Pakistan. The land to the northeast is part of the Trans-Karakoram Tract, controlled by China under a 1963 border agreement with Pakistan but claimed by India. The land to the southeast is claimed by Pakistan and India, but controlled by India, as a part of Ladakh. Sia Kangri is the 63rd highest mountain in the world, and the 25th highest in Pakistan. The peak is on the watershed between the Indus River basin and the Tarim Basin. Indira Col which is 3 km to the east is the northernmost point under India's control. Sia Kangri was first climbed in 1934 by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schengen Agreement
The Schengen Agreement ( , ) is a treaty which led to the creation of Europe's Schengen Area, in which internal border checks have largely been abolished. It was signed on 14 June 1985, near the town of Schengen, Luxembourg, by five of the ten member states of the then European Economic Community. It proposed measures intended to gradually abolish border checks at the signatories' common borders, including reduced-speed vehicle checks which allowed vehicles to cross borders without stopping, allowing residents in border areas freedom to cross borders away from fixed checkpoints, and the harmonisation of visa policies.Respectively Articles 2, 6 and 7 of thSchengen Agreement EUR-Lex; accessed 27 January 2016. In 1990, the Agreement was supplemented by the Schengen Convention which proposed the complete abolition of systematic internal border controls and a common visa policy. The Schengen Area operates very much like a single state for international travel purposes with extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schengen, Luxembourg
Schengen (, , ) is a small wine-making village and commune in far south-eastern Luxembourg, on the western bank of the river Moselle. The commune border includes the tripoint where the borders of Germany, France, and Luxembourg meet. After the mergers with Burmerange and Wellenstein in 2011, the commune has a population of 4,224 with an area of . The largest settlement within the commune of Schengen is Remerschen after which the commune used to be named. The name of the commune was changed in 2006 to take advantage of Schengen's name recognition after the signing of the Schengen Agreement there in 1985. The town of Schengen itself had a population of 678 as of 2024. Schengen Castle dates from 1390 but was almost completely rebuilt in the 19th century. Populated places The commune consists of the following villages: * Schengen Section: ** Remerschen ** Schengen ** Wintrange * Burmerange Section: ** Burmerange ** Elvange ** Emerange ** Froumillen ** Weidemillen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dreiländereck (Basel)
The Dreiländereck is a monument in Basel, Switzerland. It marks the tripoint where the borders of France, Germany and Switzerland meet. The France–Germany border, the Germany–Switzerland border and France–Switzerland border meet there. Location The tripoint itself is located in the middle of the river Rhine The Rhine ( ) is one of the List of rivers of Europe, major rivers in Europe. The river begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps. It forms part of the Swiss-Liechtenstein border, then part of the Austria–Swit .... The monument dedicated to it is in Swiss territory, on a point of land approximately 150 metres (165 yards) to the south-east. References Border tripoints Monuments and memorials in Switzerland France–Germany border Germany–Switzerland border France–Switzerland border Buildings and structures in Basel {{Switzerland-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaalserberg
The Vaalserberg (; ) is a hill with a height of above Amsterdam Ordnance Datum, NAP and is the highest point in the Netherlands#Geography, European part of the Netherlands. The Vaalserberg is located in the province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg, at the south-easternmost edge of the country, near the town of Vaals (after which it is named). The Vaalserberg was the highest point anywhere in the Netherlands until the Caribbean island of Saba (island), Saba, with its Mount Scenery, volcano, was incorporated into the country as a "special municipality" in 2010. Three-country point The Vaalserberg is also the location of the tripoint between Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands and so its summit is called the ''Drielandenpunt'' ("three country point") in Dutch, ''Dreiländereck'' ("three country corner") in German and ''Trois Frontières'' ("three borders") or ''Trois Bornes'' ("three border stones") in French. On the Belgian side, the tripoint borders the region of Wallon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
