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  2. State shapes - Wikipedia

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    A perforated completely surrounds another state (country). South Africa is an example of a perforated state because it surrounds Lesotho. [3] Compound or complex refers to states that have characteristics of multiple categories. For example, the Contiguous United States is compact, but the United States of America which includes Alaska and ...

  3. Enclave and exclave - Wikipedia

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    Enclaves that are not part of a larger territory are not exclaves, for example Lesotho (enclaved by South Africa), and San Marino and Vatican City and (both enclaved by Italy) are enclaved sovereign states. An exclave is a portion of a state or district geographically separated from the main part, by some surrounding alien territory. [3]

  4. List of enclaves and exclaves - Wikipedia

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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.

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  6. Aouzou Strip - Wikipedia

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    The Aouzou strip shown in red. The Aouzou Strip (/ ˈ aʊ z uː /; Arabic: قطاع أوزو, romanized: Qiṭāʿ Awzū, French: Bande d'Aozou) is a strip of land in northern Chad that lies along the border with Libya, extending south to a depth of about 100 kilometers into Chad's Borkou, Ennedi Ouest, Ennedi Est, and Tibesti regions for an area of 114,000 km 2.

  7. Choke point - Wikipedia

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    Some historical examples of the tactical use of choke points are King Leonidas I's defense of the Pass of Thermopylae during an invasion led by Xerxes I of Persia; the Battle of Stamford Bridge in which Harold Godwinson defeated Harald Hardrada; William Wallace's victory over the English at the Battle of Stirling Bridge (Wallace had around 2,300 men against the English army of about 9,000 to ...

  8. French drain - Wikipedia

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    A diagram of a traditional French drain. A French drain [1] (also known by other names including trench drain, blind drain, [1] rubble drain, [1] and rock drain [1]) is a trench filled with gravel or rock, or both, with or without a perforated pipe that redirects surface water and groundwater away from an area.

  9. Social Security Fairness Act could restore benefits, but ...

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    For example, Michelle Cosgrove's benefits will be cut nearly in half — reduced by $557, to $601. Cosgrove spent the first half of her career as a paralegal, contributing to Social Security ...