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  2. Quadripoint - Wikipedia

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    The borders of the historic condominium of Moresnet.Moresnet is colored blue, the Netherlands orange, Belgium yellow, and Prussia green.. An early instance of four political divisions meeting at a point is the Four Shire Stone in Moreton-in-Marsh, England (attested in the Domesday Book, 1086, [6] [7] and mentioned since 969 if not 772 [8]); until 1931, it was the meeting point of the English ...

  3. Four Corners Monument - Wikipedia

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    The Four Corners Monument marks the quadripoint in the Southwestern United States where the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah meet. It is the only point in the United States shared by four states, leading to the area being named the Four Corners region. [ 2 ]

  4. Four corners of the world - Wikipedia

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    In Mesopotamian cosmology, four rivers flowing out of the garden of creation, which is the center of the world, define the four corners of the world. [1] From the point of view of the Akkadians, the northern geographical horizon was marked by Subartu, the west by Mar.tu, the east by Elam and the south by Sumer; later rulers of all of Mesopotamia, such as Cyrus, claimed among their titles LUGAL ...

  5. Tripoint - Wikipedia

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    Landlocked countries also have international tripoints. Likewise, the United States with two neighbouring countries has no international tripoints; however, it has a number of state tripoints as well as one point where four states meet. Indonesia has no international tripoints, just like Australia, Japan and the United States.

  6. List of transcontinental countries - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of countries with territory that straddles more than one continent, known as transcontinental states or intercontinental states. [1]Contiguous transcontinental countries are states that have one continuous or immediately-adjacent piece of territory that spans a continental boundary, most commonly the line that separates Asia and Europe.

  7. Four Corners - Wikipedia

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    The Four Corners area is named after the quadripoint at the intersection of approximately 37° north latitude with 109° 03′ west longitude, where the boundaries of the four states meet, and is marked by the Four Corners Monument. It is the only location in the United States where four states meet.

  8. There’s been a major shift in demographics at the border ...

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    Before the pandemic, roughly 9 in 10 migrants crossing the border illegally came from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. Those countries no longer hold the majority.

  9. Four continents - Wikipedia

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    The four continents, plus Australia, added later.. Europeans in the 16th century divided the world into four continents: Africa, America, Asia, and Europe. [1] Each of the four continents was seen to represent its quadrant of the world—Africa in the south, America in the west, Asia in the east, and Europe in the north.