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

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Now shut off to visitors, it was once an important neutral territory and home to a landmark event between Spain and France. When Apollo fell in love with her, Daphne ran to away to the island to resist temptation and protect her virginity. 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). Examples include: Campione d’Italia where Italian residents have to travel 15km through Switzerland to reach the nearest available Italian territory.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. The monastery that owns the chapel is equally intrigued by the mystery and has suggested further analysis to uncover the truth. By the time she got out, her fingers were grey and her hands looked like they belonged to a cadaver. Everything on one side of the line belongs to one country and everything on the other side belongs to another country. They are just four kilometers apart, and on a clear day you can see the neighboring island across the water.

Rebecca has been writing about open water sports, adventure travel, and marine science for three years. 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.

Who is the mystery woman buried on a mountain that has been home to only men since the eighth century? Remnants of countries can by design or accident be left behind as a legal anomaly in this complex world.Pheasant Island which for half a year belongs to the Spanish city of Irun, and the remaining half, to its French twin-town, Hendaye. For more details, please consult the latest information provided by Royal Mail's International Incident Bulletin. 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.

These are potential annoyances when planning, but they are also geographical markers of historical events and political conflicts.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. 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. During the battle between the gods and the giants, he was going to throw a massive rock at Poseidon when it slipped from his hands and crashed into the sea. In 1659, the island hosted the three-month negotiation that ended in Treaty of the Pyrenees, which ended the Franco-Spanish War.