The Atlas of Unusual Borders: Discover intriguing boundaries, territories and geographical curiosities

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In 1659, the island hosted the three-month negotiation that ended in Treaty of the Pyrenees, which ended the Franco-Spanish War. It is accepted by you that Daunt Books has no control over additional charges in relation to customs clearance. From wedding gift enclaves in Bosnia, to bizarre Finnish boundaries drawn up to build a lighthouse and towns where neighbours need passports to pop in for a cup of tea.

Surprisingly, during World War II, though the Germans occupied Greece, Hitler left this tiny section of land alone. During the Cold War, all the inhabitants of Big Diomede were forced onto mainland Russia so that they did not contact their American neighbors on Little Diomede.When Apollo fell in love with her, Daphne ran to away to the island to resist temptation and protect her virginity. Rebecca has been writing about open water sports, adventure travel, and marine science for three years. They are just four kilometers apart, and on a clear day you can see the neighboring island across the water. The monastery that owns the chapel is equally intrigued by the mystery and has suggested further analysis to uncover the truth.

Pheasant Island which for half a year belongs to the Spanish city of Irun, and the remaining half, to its French twin-town, Hendaye. A year later, a Royal wedding took place on the same spot to mark the occasion: French King Louis XIV married Maria Theresa of Spain. Tomb of Suleyman Shah which is a tiny Turkish enclave within Syria which was moved closer to Turkey when Lake Assad was created but still stayed in Syria.

Includes streets with one side in the US and the other Canada, islands which are in Spain half of the year and France the other, and similar phenomena.