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In geography, a quadripoint is a point on the Earth that touches four distinct regions. A "four corners" is a type of quadripoint but not every quadripoint can be called a "four corners". (For example, imagine a straight line running east-west, with one single region to the north of the line while to the south, three regions meet at a point on the line. This would be a quadripoint, but it would have at most three corners, not four.) Four Corners may refer to one of the following: Four Corners, a region of the United States the Four Corners Monument at that location Four Corners, a point in Canada Four Corners, an Australian news program Four Corners, a movie by James Benning four corners offense, a style of basketball...
Quadrinational quadripoints
At present there are no generally recognized quadripoints involving four different countries, although a weak argument could be made that one exists in the Zambezi River, to the west of Victoria Falls, involving Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botwana and Namibia.[1] This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
Close calls Where two tripoints occur very close to each other, they can look like a quadripoint on a map with a sufficient scale. For example, the Kazakhstan/Russia/People's Republic of China tripoint is very close to the Russia/Mongolia/People's Republic of China tripoint. It may look like a quadripoint when seen from a high altitude ([1]) but close up, it is clear that Kazakhstan and Mongolia never touch ([2]).
Although Lake Chad borders four countries, there is no quadripoint of Chad, Niger, Nigeria, and Cameroon within the lake.
 Lake Chad (in French: Lac Tchad) is a large, shallow lake in Africa. ...
Image File history File links Lake Chad and surrounding area Map adapted from http://www. ...
Similarly, the Gulf of Aqaba in the Red Sea borders four countries, but does not contain a quadripoint of Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Israel. Sinai Peninsula, with the Gulf of Aqaba (east) and the Gulf of Suez (west), as viewed from the Space Shuttle STS-40. ...
Location of the Red Sea Image:Red Seaimage. ...
Previously existing four-country point Between 1839 and 1919 there was a four-country point at the convergence of Belgium, Prussia/Germany, the Netherlands, and Moresnet. This is the only quadrinational quadripoint point that has ever existed on Earth. 50.75° N 6.02° E [3] [4] Unofficial flag of Moresnet (1883) Moresnet or Neutral Moresnet was a tiny European territory of about 3. ...
Secondary quadripoints A secondary quadripoint (or "quadrisecondary point") is the meeting of four political subdivisions (for example, provinces, states, or cantons). The four subdivisions may all belong to one country, or they may involve two or three different countries.
The Four Corners is the only point in the United States of America where four states meet: Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona. Hello i am from outer space we great you today. ...
In Canada, the point at 60° N 102° W may be a true quadripoint, as indicated on some maps [5] but it might just be a close call, as indicated by other maps [6] (see Four Corners (Canada)). The political units involved are two provinces, Saskatchewan and Manitoba (southwest and southeast of the point, respectively) and two territories, Northwest Territories and Nunavut (northwest and northeast of the point, respectively). Before the creation of Nunavut in 1999, this was a tripoint. In the legal definition of Nunavut [7], it appears that the Parliament of Canada did intend to create a true quadripoint. However, it is questionable whether the boundary of Saskatchewan and Manitoba falls precisely on the meridian of 102°W under the WGS84 geodetic system. A map highlighting the Four Corners of Canada, where the borders of four Canadian political subdivisions intersect. ...
Motto: Nunavut Sannginivut (Inuktitut: Nunavut our strength or Our land our strength) Official languages Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, English, French Capital Iqaluit Largest city Iqaluit Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk Hanson Premier Paul Okalik (independent) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 1 Nancy Karetak-Lindell 1 Willie Adams Area Total • Land • Water (% of total...
WGS 84 is the 1984 revision of the World Geodetic System. ...
The three German states Bavaria, Saxony, and Thuringia, do not form a quadripoint with the Czech Republic; nevertheless it is frequently commented on. Germany is a Federal Republic made up of 16 States, known in German as Länder (transliterated as Laender in English, singular Land). ...
On the border of Sweden and Norway, at 65.11888° N 14.32592° E, there appears to be a binational secondary quadripoint where two Counties of Norway, Nord-Trøndelag and Nordland, meet two Counties of Sweden, Västerbotten County and Jämtland County.[2] [8] Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke, Nynorsk: singular and plural fylke; until 1918 known as singular and plural- amt), and 433 municipalities (kommuner - Nynorsk: kommunar). ...
County NO-17 Region Trøndelag Administrative centre Steinkjer County mayor Inger Lise Gjørv Area - Total - Percentage Ranked 6 22,412 km² 6. ...
County NO-18 Region Nord-Norge Administrative centre Bodø County mayor Area - Total - Percentage Ranked 2 38,456 km² 11. ...
A county, or län, is an administrative and political subdivision of Sweden. ...
Västerbotten County, or Västerbottens län is a county or län in the north of Sweden. ...
Jämtland County, or Jämtlands län, is a County or län in the north of Sweden. ...
At 54.36435° N 22.79228° E, there appears to be a trinational secondary quadripoint: to the northwest is Russia (specifically the Russian exclave Kaliningrad Oblast); to the northeast Lithuania; and to the southwest and southeast two Voivodships (provinces) of Poland: Warmian-Masurian Voivodship and Podlasie Voivodship.[2] [9] Location of the Kaliningrad Oblast Map of the Kaliningrad Oblast Kaliningrad Oblast Flag Kaliningrad Oblast (Russian: ; German: or Nordostpreussen, Northeast Prussia), informally called Yantarny kray (, meaning Amber region) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) on the Baltic coast, with no land connection to the rest of Russia; it...
Warmińsko-Mazurskie voivodship since 1999 Coat of Arms of Warmia-Masuria Warmia i Mazury (officially, the Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodship) is an administrative region or voivodship of north-eastern Poland. ...
Podlachia Voivodship or Podlasie Voivodship (Polish: województwo podlaskie) is an administrative region, or voivodship, in northeastern Poland. ...
At or around 19° N 52° E, there appears to be another trinational secondary quadripoint: to the north is Saudi Arabia, to the southeast is Oman, and to the southwest two Governorates of Yemen: Hadhramaut Governorate to the westsouthwest and Al Mahrah Governorate to the southsouthwest.[2] Yemen is divided into 19 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah): Abyan Adan Ad Dali Al Bayda Al Hudaydah Al Jawf Al Mahrah Al Mahwit Amran Dhamar Hadhramaut Hajjah Ibb Lahij Marib Sadah Sanaá Shabwah Taizz note: there may be one additional governorate of the capital city of Sana...
Hadhramaut or Hadramawt (Arabic: []) is a governorate of Yemen lying within the large historical region of Hadhramaut. ...
Al Mahrah or Mahra (Arabic: ) is a governorate of Yemen in the southern Arabian Peninsula in the area of the former Mahra Sultanate. ...
By analogy, one could speak of tertiary quadripoints ("quadritertiary points") where, for example, four different towns meet at one point. However, these are not considered particularly interesting.
United Kingdom An analysis of county quadpoints in the United Kingdom is complicated by the fact that the borders and numbers of counties have changed several times in the last century (see Administrative counties of England). However, through it all there has only been one true quadpoint; it lies just south west of Stamford – where Rutland, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire meet. (52°38′25″N, 0°29′40″W) A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ...
The division into counties is one of the larger divisions of England. ...
Stamford is a town on the River Welland in Lincolnshire, England. ...
Rutland is traditionally Englands smallest county and is bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire, and southeast by Northamptonshire. ...
Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the East Midlands of England. ...
Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs) is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. ...
Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ...
Following the changes of 1974, the Stamford quadpoint was unchanged. The 1995 Unitary Authority boundary changes mean that the Cambridgeshire side of the point is now officially in the Unitary Authority of Peterborough, but the situation is otherwise unchanged. Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ...
A unitary authority is a type of local authority, which has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area. ...
The City of Peterborough is a cathedral city and Unitary Authority in the East of England, UK. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. ...
In addition there are a few near misses. Near East Grinstead, the East Sussex-West Sussex-Surrey and East Sussex-Surrey-Kent tripoints are only a mile apart. Similarly the Staffordshire-Warwickshire-Leicestershire and Warwickshire-Leicestershire-Derbyshire tripoints are again around a mile apart. |Place = East Grinstead |Map = East Grinstead - West Sussex dot. ...
East Sussex is a county in South East England. ...
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex (with Brighton and Hove), Hampshire and Surrey. ...
Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties. ...
Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ...
Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ...
Warwickshire (pronounced either /ˈwÉ”Ëɹɪkˌʃə/ or /ˈwÉ”Ëɹɪkˌʃɪə/) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ...
Leicestershire (abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. ...
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, and boasts some of Englands most attractive scenery. ...
And until 1965, the two tripoints formed by Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire and Berkshire near Lechlade came very close to one another. (51°41′20″N, 1°40′37″W) The division into counties is one of the larger divisions of England. ...
Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ...
Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from the Latinised form Oxonia) is a county in south-east England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire. ...
Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ...
Berkshire (IPA: or ; sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a county in England and forms part of the South East England region. ...
Location within the British Isles Lechlade is a town in Gloucestershire, England, and is the highest navigable point on the River Thames. ...
Near Evenlode in Gloucestershire, there is a "four-shire stone", but it lies at the Gloucestershire-Oxfordshire-Warwickshire tripoint, and around ten miles from Worcestershire. Worcestershire (pronounced ; abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. ...
Quadripoint At a quadripoint four border lines touch each other at one point, but there are none with four countries. The Belgian enclaves H1 and H2 in Baarle-Hertog touch each other at one such point, while the Netherlands also crosses it. Location of Baarle-Hertog within the province of Antwerp Baarle-Hertog is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ...
Moreover one finds a quadripoint in Austria. The town of Jungholz lies totally within Germany except that it borders Austria at one single point. Jungholz is a small town in the Austrian district of Reutte, Tyrol that is only accessible via Germany. ...
Cooch Behar in India is linked with Bangladesh at one point. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
Octopoint or octosecondary point
 Map of Albay highlighting the location of Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines. ...
Eight municipalities or towns in Albay, Philippines including Legazpi City meet on the crater of Mayon Volcano. Albay P is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. ...
Legazpi City is a first class city in the province of Albay, Philippines. ...
Mayon Volcano is a volcano in the Philippines. ...
Eight municipalities (Aura, Masku, Mynämäki, Nousiainen, Pöytyä, city of Turku, Vahto & Yläne) meet on Kuhankuono boundary mark[3] in the Kurjenrahka national park in Finland Proper. Aura is a municipality of Finland. ...
Masku is a municipality of Finland. ...
Mynämäki (IPA: ) is a municipality of Finland. ...
Province Western Finland Region Finland Proper District Turku City manager Hannu Rämö Official languages Finnish Area - total - land ranked 331st 198. ...
Pöytyä (IPA: ) is a municipality of Finland. ...
Province Western Finland Region Finland Proper Sub-region Turku City manager Mikko Pukkinen Official languages Finnish, Swedish Area - total - land ranked 311th 245. ...
Vahto is a municipality of Finland. ...
Yläne (IPA: ) is a municipality of Finland. ...
Finland Proper (Varsinais-Suomi in Finnish, Egentliga Finland in Swedish) is a region in south-western Finland. ...
References This article was originally translated from the Dutch-language wiki article nl:Vierlandenpunt, as of 2006-06-20 [10], with the assistance of SystranBox online machine translation. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ...
- ^ Verbatim record of submissions to the International Court of Justice (1999-03-02). Retrieved on 2006-06-20.
- ^ a b c Kallos, Aletheia (2006-06-08). an apparent nose2janontvb binational quadripoint. BoundaryPoint (Yahoo! Groups). Retrieved on 2006-06-20.
- ^ Kuhankuono octopoint from National Land Survey of Finland map
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ...
See also A tripoint is a point at which three areas join. ...
There are a number of places in the United States known as tri-state areas where three states meet at one point or in close proximity to each other. ...
This is a list of land borders between countries Note: Entries which are not sovereign states are italicised. ...
A map highlighting the Four Corners of Canada, where the borders of four Canadian political subdivisions intersect. ...
Hello i am from outer space we great you today. ...
The marker at the exact Four Corners point. ...
Unofficial flag of Moresnet (1883) Moresnet or Neutral Moresnet was a tiny European territory of about 3. ...
This is a list of countries that have a land border with only one other country. ...
A borderless country may be defined as an island nation, an insular territory over which a nation-state is sovereign under international law, that does not share the land territory of its island with other nation-states sovereign under international law. ...
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