In
perusing my 'suggestion file' for potential writings, I found an
article forwarded to me by my son. In reference to my blog Five
Basic Senses ~ Part 3: TOUCH written June, 2014,
I
commented on visiting The Four Corners in United States on my return
drive home from California. They were the States of Colorado, Utah,
Arizona and New Mexico...the borders of these four states TOUCH!
Most of this region belongs to Native American nations. A most
fascinating place to visit: state flags blowing in the breeze...one
can place both hands and both feet to 'touch' these four
states...with native arts and crafts and food available to view
and/or purchase.
My son discovered our Four Corners from a map observation.
However, this destination is not really approachable...too much
wilderness!
But it's a great suggestion for someone to develop...with a few
million dollars.
The
Four Corners of Canadian political subdivisions hypothetically meet
at a point near 60 degrees N 102 degrees W. These are the provinces
of Manitoba and Saskatchewan and the Territories of the Northwest
Territories and Nunavut.
The Four Corners are located between Kasba Lake to the north and
Hasbala Lake to the south at a place which, according to the Canadian
Tourism Development Corporation is “extremely remote and
inaccessible.” It is located by an area of marginal taiga forest,
the only place in Nunavut which is not Arctic tundra or ice cap. It
is in remote northern wilderness...hundreds of kilometres from any
road or railway. The site can be accessed from neaby Kasba Lake
Airport/WaterAerodrome. Alternatively, it is possible to fly from
Points North Landing near Wollaston Lake to Hasbala Lake.
The intersection of the boundaries of Manitoba and Saskatchewan
with NWT is marked by a metre-high aluminium obelisk inscribed to say
it was erected in1962. At that time Nunavut was part of the
Northwest Territories. On the top there is a disc warning of:
five years
imprisonment for removing or destroying the monument.
About 8,000 other such monuments are used to mark borders aound
Canada.
The establishment of Nunavut in 1999 led to the creation of
Canada's only “Four Corners” at this same place. In the legal
definition of Nunavut, its border is specified as “Commencing at
the intersection of 60 degrees 00N latitude with 102degrees 00W
longitude,being the intersection of the Manitoba, Northwest
Territories and Saskatchewan borders.
To ascertain whether the four areas meet at a quadripoint,
surveys began in2011.
(Notation: This page was last modified on 4 October2013)
If interested in checking the website you will find 5 informative
boxes:
A map highlighting the corners of the 4 Canadian provinces and
territories which theoretically meet.
The obelisk as seen from the Manitoba (southeast) side, with a survey
tower in the Territories.
The disk on top of the obelisk.
NASA
map showing Kasba Lake and the 4 corners.
See
also: Geography
of Canada...List
of regions of Canada...
Four Corners Monument, a surveyed quadripoint in the United
States.
Merle
Baird-Kerr...compiled from article June 28, 2017
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