THE VIDEO SHELF · enclaves and borders
The Most Complex International Borders in the World
WonderWhy surveys complex international borders, including enclaves like Vatican City, San Marino and Lesotho, the enclave-within-enclave town of Baarle, and the India-Bangladesh Cooch Behar region.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN points to it as a visual explainer of enclaves, exclaves and counter-enclaves, especially in threads on the India-Bangladesh exchange.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- WonderWhy
- Topic
- enclaves and borders
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2015–2018
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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For a great explanation of the enclaves and exclaves described in the article, you might like to check out this youtube video: [VIDEO] The visual aids definitely help.
TimFogarty on Hacker News · 2015-08
In India and Bangladesh have begun the exchange of over 160 enclavesThere's a fascinating YouTube series called "The Most Complex International Borders in the World" about enclaves and exclaves. [1] There are even some "counter-enclaves", e.g. a part of the Netherlands inside Belgium inside the Netherlands. [2] [1] [VIDEO] [2] [LINK]
bchallenor on Hacker News · 2018-12
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