The Atlas of Unusual Borders by Zoran Nikolic - 9780008351779

HarperCollins Publishers

The Atlas of Unusual BordersDiscover Intriguing Boundaries, Territories and Geographical Curiosities\nAuthor(s): Zoran Nikolic\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom\nImprint: Collins\nISBN-13: 9780008351779, 978-0008351779\nSynopsis\nA beautifully presented gift for anyone with an intrigue for geographical curiosities.\nThis beautifully designed book presents unusual borders, enclaves and exclaves, divided or non-existent cities and islands.\n\nNumerous conflicts have left countries divided and often shattered. Remnants of countries can by design or accident be left behind as a legal anomaly in this complex world.\n\nMost people believe that a countrys borders are clearly defined: just lines that separate countries. Everything on one side of the line belongs to one country and everything on the other side belongs to another country. This might be the case most of the time, but there are unusual exceptions to this unwritten rule.\n\nExamples include:\.