This would (only) be possible if there was a (at least one)
deterministic way of establishing the location of the boundary. Would
you base it on the admin boundaries, coastlines and established
baselines? The IHO definitions?
Indeed, why not have a polygon for the Med?
On 2018-08-07 13:17, djakk djakk wrote:
> Why not a big polygon for each continent, subcontinent, ocean, sea ... ?
>
> djakk
>
> Le mar. 7 août 2018 à 12:28, Colin Smale <colin.sm...@xs4all.nl> a écrit :
>
> As even continents now appear to be subjective, all uses of them should be
> associated with the chosen frame of reference, much like one always
> associates a currency with an amount. A given lump of rock can be in multiple
> continents, each with its own authority, all correct in their own ways.
>
> On 2018-08-07 11:48, Javier Sánchez Portero wrote:
>
> El mar., 7 ago. 2018 a las 10:33, Warin (<61sundow...@gmail.com>) escribió:
> But "Officially, there is no centre of Australia." So say the experts.
> Probably because they cannot reach consensus, sounds familiar :)
>
> We are extending on the "centre" problem, but there aren't even a consensus
> in the number of continents.
>
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Systemes_de_continents.gif
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