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In political geography, an enclave is a piece of land belonging to one country (or region etc.) that is totally surrounded by another country (or region). An exclave is a piece of land that is politically attached to a larger piece but not physically contiguous with it (connected to it) because they are completely separated by a surrounding foreign territory or territories.
The Northwest Angle in Minnesota, bordering Manitoba, Ontario, and Lake of the Woods. There are several exclaves between the United States and Canada, including the entire state of Alaska (though the state can still be accessed by sea from the United States, except the small settlement of Hyder, which is only accessible by road from British Columbia).
This category is for territories that are exclaves of a U.S. state or territory. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. A.
[6]: 283 Pene-exclaves are also called functional exclaves or practical exclaves. [5]: 31 Many pene-exclaves partially border their own territorial waters (i.e., they are not surrounded by other nations' territorial waters), such as Point Roberts, Washington, and Minnesota's Northwest Angle. A pene-exclave can also exist entirely on land, such ...
Some forecasts project the home security market as a whole will be worth $47 billion by 2020, [12] with the DIY home security market worth $1.5 billion. [13] While the market for home security is expanding, especially with cable TV and Internet service providers introducing their own security and home automation products, it is a fragmented ...
The semi-exclaves were in Caernarvonshire, Denbighshire, Devon, County Durham and Lancashire. Riparian semi-exclaves are not counted. After 1844, 106 exclaves survived which amounted to 28 surviving legal issues (multi-parish exclaves counted singly). The 1844 Act resulted in a list of individual legal enactments targeting boundary anomalies.
The Managed Alcohol Program in Ottawa, opened in 2001, [11] is a shelter for homeless alcohol addicts that provides controlled hourly doses of alcohol. [2] It is operated by the Shepherds of Good Hope and funded by the city. [12] Each client receives seven ounces of white wine upon waking, and five ounces of wine once an hour until bedtime. [12]
Unlike enclaves and exclaves, they are not entirely surrounded by outside territory. Hence, they are enclaves or exclaves for practical purposes, without meeting the strict definition. In Lehigh County, the westernmost section of the city of Allentown is a pene-en(ex)clave connected at a quadripoint with South Whitehall Township, which ...