Colleagues,
Below is a recent posting to the BoundaryPoint list concerning a boundary
marker on the new Oeresundbridge between Denmark and Sweden. Although there
are other countries connected by man-made structures (Bahrain-Saudi Arabia,
France-UK, Malaysia-Singapore) this appears to be unique in that a precise
boundary has been defined on the bridge while there has yet to be any
maritime delimitation beneath it.
Is anyone aware of the background to this curious situation - and does it
mean that a future maritime boundary will have to be aligned with the
boundary on the bridge?
Regards,
m a r t i n
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> Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 19:33:18 +0100
> From: "Peter Hering" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: sedk boundary on new oeresund bridge - 2 pix
>
> Hello border folks,
> I'd like everybody to indulge in Europe's newest
> boundary line - the boundary between Sweden and
> Denmark on the Oeresundbridge that opened three
> months ago. The upper picture shows the metal plate
> that contains the boundary line - about in the middle
> of the pix. The lower picture is more accurate and
> gives you a good impression of the exact boundary
> line which - as a matter of fact - is not on the bridge
> itself, but on the motorway leading up to the bridge,
> about 1-1½ km from the bridge itself that actually
> is on Swedish territory. The inscription reads:
> "Konungariket Sverige" (Kingdom of Sweden) on one,
> and "Kongeriget Danmark" (no need for translation,
> I guess) on the other side...!
> Enjoy !
> Your humble servant
> Peter
> www.geocities.com/mafiapetedk/dkseborderoeresundbridge.jpg
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