So you’re a map nerd and you think you know about every cartographic anomaly in the world, from the bizarre Belgian enclave of Baarle-Hertog in the south of the Netherlands to the three little islands in the Beagle Channel that almost caused a war between Chile and Argentina.
Then you learn about Market Reef, a little island between Finland and Sweden that is shared by both countries – and is the smallest island thus divided between two nations. The bizarre border on Market Island (Märkat in Swedish) was caused by the Finnish lighthouse that was accidentally built on the Swedish side of the border. It was transferred to Finland, while an equally large piece of the Finnish half became Swedish.
The island is uninhabited, but is a favourite destination for radio enthousiasts, as it is listed as a separate country in amateur radio call numbering.
http://www.qth.com/k7bv/Market/
Actually, the name is not “market” it is “märket” – meaning “The Mark”, signifying the marking point between the islands.
Comment by Sushipumpum — November 8, 2006 @ 9:50 am
great blog!
mike
Comment by mike — December 16, 2006 @ 3:57 pm
On Micronations: how about looking at Sealand – up for sale right now!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealand
Comment by Sushipumpum — January 8, 2007 @ 1:10 pm
Micronations are always so interesting. They’re like loophole countries that exist in the world. I think that they’ll eventually just be annexed by other countries in the future.
Comment by trademark registration — December 19, 2007 @ 9:24 pm
Lol, now that’s bizarre. I wonder if owning that island is actually advantageous to either country? It sure looks like a small island; I would think that it wouldn’t even be worth having it.
I wonder how someone ‘accidentally’ builds a lighthouse on the wrong side of the border? Perhaps the island is just so darn small that it is only a matter of metres. I would love to know what they actually do on the island : I mean, it’s not even big enough to really grow anything!
Comment by shopping — April 1, 2008 @ 3:12 pm
Interesting! How do we get there? Why is it a favorite of radio enthusiasts?
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Pingback by Märket - en intressant historia « Mitt fönster — January 14, 2009 @ 6:52 pm
Ну на пулицеровскую не тянет, но сносно
Comment by MacynadyByday — March 31, 2009 @ 3:08 am
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Comment by Tony — May 4, 2009 @ 2:22 am
thanks for this map
good
luck
Comment by Solomon — May 11, 2009 @ 7:05 am
merci
Comment by aspicco . — May 17, 2009 @ 4:47 am
[...] Resulting from its uniquely extremitous position in the Atlantic, Sable Island was chosen in 1901 by Guglielmo Marconi as the location of a wireless station for transatlantic communication. Talking about communication – the island is a bit of a holy grail for radio amateurs, what with its inaccessibility and the fact that it has its own callsign (CYO; reminiscent of another special island described here some time ago — Market, #6). [...]
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Comment by yory — June 12, 2009 @ 8:07 pm
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