Sovereign Limits

The world’s most comprehensive & thoroughly researched database of international land & #maritime #boundaries.

Created & maintained by @intl_mapping.

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We've collected all of our maritime boundary maps into a beautiful pdf product!

https://t.co/c9kmna8g6O

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Antarctica is cool (pun intended), but did you know there’s a whole extra layer of #strangesovereignty on the continent? #boundarydisputes #antarctica #penguinsiblings
https://t.co/updBZR5d1c

[PolGeoNow @PolGeoNow]

PolGeoNow explainer on #ICJ's #Nicaragua v. #Colombia court case is illustrated with maps from public court documents & our annotated/re-imagined versions. The originals are all the fantastic work of @Intl_Mapping, same team behind @SovereignLimits. Maps: https://t.co/1huGk5d16c

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But what did border marker 420bis ever do to you? #France #Spain #Pyrenees
https://t.co/C4a2Mrg1cQ

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Who wants to go for a boundary bike ride? 🚲🇩🇪🇧🇪 #strangesovereignty
https://t.co/DpV1dlKAgg

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Canada has the longest land boundary in the world with the United States, and now it's also going to have one of the shortest with Denmark. #HansIsland
https://t.co/LDwetDfUYE

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Multiple ICJ Judgments have attempted to resolve questions of sovereignty and boundaries in and around the Gulf of Fonseca, which is bordered by El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua #CentralAmerica #BorderDisputes #StrangeSovereignty
https://t.co/RxSMBvWw6n

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Wanted to learn more about more about the weird maritime features that are the Russia-USA "Donut Hole" or the Norway-Denmark-Iceland "Banana Hole" and ended up with an intro blog on the extended continental shelf.
https://t.co/TGcFVmUd3t

[John Nelson @John_M_Nelson]

These seafloor river-like formations around NZ are really something.

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While we usually love a clearly defined border, this one is a bummer. 🌲🌳😢
https://t.co/sYgKk9dKqA

[PolGeoNow @PolGeoNow]

Thread: #Turkey is reportedly planning to register a change to its English name with #UnitedNations soon, replacing traditional English name with Turkish version "Türkiye": https://t.co/lLgADkxOKv

#geographyteacher #geography #placenames #toponymy #languagepolitics #namechange

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New year, new boundary #Kenya #Somalia #betterlatethannever
https://t.co/oObeATTMcc

[PolGeoNow @PolGeoNow]

"NO" wins yet again in #NewCaledonia's last of 3 referendums on independence from #France, this time with 96% of vote after most pro-independence voters apparently heeded calls to boycott https://t.co/QQhF34pilS

#independence #referendum #indyref #indyref3 #secession #Kanaky

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We may need another cup of coffee to sort out these equidistance scenarios ☕️😎⛵️ #carislots #isitarock

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#Barbados is going through with the plan to abolish its monarchy, with #QueenElizabethII's reign as Queen of Barbados ending tonight at midnight. https://t.co/eLNtFVImrz

#CommonwealthRealms #QueenElizabeth #monarchy #monarch #republicanism #geography #geographyteacher

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New base points from #Chile for Islas Diego Ramírez!

[Territorial Oddities @strangeborders]

Only four countries have capital cities that are not on their mainland: #EquatorialGuinea (#Malabo, Bioko island), #Denmark (#Copenhagen, Zealand island), #TheGambia (#Banjul, St Mary's island), and #UnitedArabEmirates (#AbuDhabi, Abu Dhabi island)

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Map of #Turkey in #Europe to Illustrate the #Berlin Congress Treaty of 1878 https://t.co/JNPuZDbPSd #MapPorn

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While it was one of the earliest de facto boundaries in South America, the Argentina-Uruguay boundary took over a century to officially establish. Find out what why!
https://t.co/oCSPDB4agR