Kazimiera
06-02-2014, 05:32 PM
These 22 Photos Were Taken At The Border Of Various Countries.
Just for your geographical amusement, the pictures below are the coolest photos ever taken of some of the most interesting international borders in the world.
1) Norway and Sweden – Snowmobilers line up to ride the pathway of removed trees making up the border between the two Nordic nations.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TYxx4p6K29M/UyRFpt3y7wI/AAAAAAAAGeQ/MvgXG7oyuqo/s1600/These+22+Photos+Were+Taken+At+The+Border+Of+Variou s+Countries.+Some+Are+Downright+Scary..jpg
2) United Kingdom and Spain – This is the checkpoint at the international boundary between the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar and Spain.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WHQJYDM2XeA/UyRFpLXWS7I/AAAAAAAAGeU/Tljqj6ml1cw/s1600/These+22+Photos+Were+Taken+At+The+Border+Of+Variou s+Countries.+Some+Are+Downright+Scary...jpg
3) Haiti and the Dominican Republic – Haiti has limited deforestation laws when compared to the Dominican Republic on the right.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7w2DHfA0rqs/UyRFoqLIk3I/AAAAAAAAGeA/Np2_QpawXnI/s1600/These+22+Photos+Were+Taken+At+The+Border+Of+Variou s+Countries.+Some+Are+Downright+Scary....jpg
4) Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil – The point where the Iguazú and Paraná rivers converge is known as The Triple Frontier, connecting the three South American nations
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KpsIy-_xVyg/UyRFgalo3UI/AAAAAAAAGbw/RwwKoMD3Qeg/s1600/These+22+Photos+Were+Taken+At+The+Border+Of+Variou s+Countries.+Some+Are+Downright+Scary+4.jpg
5) United States and Mexico – Picture of the border between Nogales, Arizona, on the left, and Nogales, Sonora, on the right. With approximately 350 million legal crossings being made annually the US-Mexico border is the most frequently crossed border in the world and is close to 2,000 miles long.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CwtMY86Kr-8/UyRFmdS4gwI/AAAAAAAAGdU/eSbHnDVJNq4/s1600/These+22+Photos+Were+Taken+At+The+Border+Of+Variou s+Countries.+Some+Are+Downright+Scary.+5.jpg
6) China and Nepal – The summit of the highest mountain in the world, Mt. Everest, marks the border between the small landlocked sovereign state of Nepal and China.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ypJOIDCR2AM/UyRFnAWBIRI/AAAAAAAAGdk/5KSw5wRjCXM/s1600/These+22+Photos+Were+Taken+At+The+Border+Of+Variou s+Countries.+Some+Are+Downright+Scary.+6.jpg
7) Argentina and Brazil – The Iguazu Falls are waterfalls in the Iguazu River on the border of the Brazilian state of Paraná and the Argentine province of Misiones
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Lwr-YpsJ8sg/UyRFnSWbgcI/AAAAAAAAGd8/qA9jTPz7yYg/s1600/These+22+Photos+Were+Taken+At+The+Border+Of+Variou s+Countries.+Some+Are+Downright+Scary.+7.jpg
8) Netherlands and Belgium – The borders in the town of Baarle are the most confusing borders in the world. The entire town is surrounded by The Netherlands but 26 separate pieces of the town belong to Belgium. For clarification and the interest of tourists, the border is made visible on all the town’s streets. This way it is always clear whether one is in Belgium (Baarle-Hertog) or in The Netherlands (Baarle-Nassau).
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UgPejAVUvq8/UyRFnxpAA4I/AAAAAAAAGds/1C3N0QyZOac/s1600/These+22+Photos+Were+Taken+At+The+Border+Of+Variou s+Countries.+Some+Are+Downright+Scary.+8.jpg
9) Costa Rica and Panama – This single-lane bridge over the Sixaola River, a natural border between the two Central American countries, is used by thousands of cars, trucks and pedestrians every day.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HsqCpKM7YYY/UyRFoGgVMnI/AAAAAAAAGd4/D43Rml6ikg4/s1600/These+22+Photos+Were+Taken+At+The+Border+Of+Variou s+Countries.+Some+Are+Downright+Scary.+9.jpg
10) Brazil and Bolivia – A river-divided border shows the difference in deforestation in the rain forest of Brazil (light green) and Bolivia (dark green.)
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_gZNG-iuYr8/UyRFgymFAgI/AAAAAAAAGb4/nXFZKNp2o5s/s1600/These+22+Photos+Were+Taken+At+The+Border+Of+Variou s+Countries.+Some+Are+Downright+Scary.+10.jpg
11) Poland and Ukraine – This part of the border between the two European nations gets decorated every year for a local art festival (The Land Art Festival).
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LhIoNMJjJWo/UyRFgpiYLMI/AAAAAAAAGb0/y05_ULJA_yU/s1600/These+22+Photos+Were+Taken+At+The+Border+Of+Variou s+Countries.+Some+Are+Downright+Scary.+11.jpg
12) Slovakia and Poland – Mt. Rysy in the Tatras mountains marks the border between the two EU member nations.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EfHx9bN3Maw/UyRFhIF4LUI/AAAAAAAAGcQ/Fg85zf4It2A/s1600/These+22+Photos+Were+Taken+At+The+Border+Of+Variou s+Countries.+Some+Are+Downright+Scary.+12.jpg
13) Argentina and Chile – This statue of Jesus Christ located high in the Andes mountains signals peace between the two South American nations.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x-HoQDrReWk/UyRFheZtKJI/AAAAAAAAGcI/4U_XwrR8x70/s1600/These+22+Photos+Were+Taken+At+The+Border+Of+Variou s+Countries.+Some+Are+Downright+Scary.+13.jpg
14) Afghanistan and Pakistan – US soldier on watch at the Torkham Gate, which divides Afghanistan from Pakistan, and is a major border crossing between the two countries.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JHL8TL4L4VY/UyRFh05858I/AAAAAAAAGcM/3Z0n8glml_c/s1600/These+22+Photos+Were+Taken+At+The+Border+Of+Variou s+Countries.+Some+Are+Downright+Scary.+14.jpg
Just for your geographical amusement, the pictures below are the coolest photos ever taken of some of the most interesting international borders in the world.
1) Norway and Sweden – Snowmobilers line up to ride the pathway of removed trees making up the border between the two Nordic nations.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TYxx4p6K29M/UyRFpt3y7wI/AAAAAAAAGeQ/MvgXG7oyuqo/s1600/These+22+Photos+Were+Taken+At+The+Border+Of+Variou s+Countries.+Some+Are+Downright+Scary..jpg
2) United Kingdom and Spain – This is the checkpoint at the international boundary between the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar and Spain.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WHQJYDM2XeA/UyRFpLXWS7I/AAAAAAAAGeU/Tljqj6ml1cw/s1600/These+22+Photos+Were+Taken+At+The+Border+Of+Variou s+Countries.+Some+Are+Downright+Scary...jpg
3) Haiti and the Dominican Republic – Haiti has limited deforestation laws when compared to the Dominican Republic on the right.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7w2DHfA0rqs/UyRFoqLIk3I/AAAAAAAAGeA/Np2_QpawXnI/s1600/These+22+Photos+Were+Taken+At+The+Border+Of+Variou s+Countries.+Some+Are+Downright+Scary....jpg
4) Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil – The point where the Iguazú and Paraná rivers converge is known as The Triple Frontier, connecting the three South American nations
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KpsIy-_xVyg/UyRFgalo3UI/AAAAAAAAGbw/RwwKoMD3Qeg/s1600/These+22+Photos+Were+Taken+At+The+Border+Of+Variou s+Countries.+Some+Are+Downright+Scary+4.jpg
5) United States and Mexico – Picture of the border between Nogales, Arizona, on the left, and Nogales, Sonora, on the right. With approximately 350 million legal crossings being made annually the US-Mexico border is the most frequently crossed border in the world and is close to 2,000 miles long.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CwtMY86Kr-8/UyRFmdS4gwI/AAAAAAAAGdU/eSbHnDVJNq4/s1600/These+22+Photos+Were+Taken+At+The+Border+Of+Variou s+Countries.+Some+Are+Downright+Scary.+5.jpg
6) China and Nepal – The summit of the highest mountain in the world, Mt. Everest, marks the border between the small landlocked sovereign state of Nepal and China.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ypJOIDCR2AM/UyRFnAWBIRI/AAAAAAAAGdk/5KSw5wRjCXM/s1600/These+22+Photos+Were+Taken+At+The+Border+Of+Variou s+Countries.+Some+Are+Downright+Scary.+6.jpg
7) Argentina and Brazil – The Iguazu Falls are waterfalls in the Iguazu River on the border of the Brazilian state of Paraná and the Argentine province of Misiones
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Lwr-YpsJ8sg/UyRFnSWbgcI/AAAAAAAAGd8/qA9jTPz7yYg/s1600/These+22+Photos+Were+Taken+At+The+Border+Of+Variou s+Countries.+Some+Are+Downright+Scary.+7.jpg
8) Netherlands and Belgium – The borders in the town of Baarle are the most confusing borders in the world. The entire town is surrounded by The Netherlands but 26 separate pieces of the town belong to Belgium. For clarification and the interest of tourists, the border is made visible on all the town’s streets. This way it is always clear whether one is in Belgium (Baarle-Hertog) or in The Netherlands (Baarle-Nassau).
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UgPejAVUvq8/UyRFnxpAA4I/AAAAAAAAGds/1C3N0QyZOac/s1600/These+22+Photos+Were+Taken+At+The+Border+Of+Variou s+Countries.+Some+Are+Downright+Scary.+8.jpg
9) Costa Rica and Panama – This single-lane bridge over the Sixaola River, a natural border between the two Central American countries, is used by thousands of cars, trucks and pedestrians every day.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HsqCpKM7YYY/UyRFoGgVMnI/AAAAAAAAGd4/D43Rml6ikg4/s1600/These+22+Photos+Were+Taken+At+The+Border+Of+Variou s+Countries.+Some+Are+Downright+Scary.+9.jpg
10) Brazil and Bolivia – A river-divided border shows the difference in deforestation in the rain forest of Brazil (light green) and Bolivia (dark green.)
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_gZNG-iuYr8/UyRFgymFAgI/AAAAAAAAGb4/nXFZKNp2o5s/s1600/These+22+Photos+Were+Taken+At+The+Border+Of+Variou s+Countries.+Some+Are+Downright+Scary.+10.jpg
11) Poland and Ukraine – This part of the border between the two European nations gets decorated every year for a local art festival (The Land Art Festival).
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LhIoNMJjJWo/UyRFgpiYLMI/AAAAAAAAGb0/y05_ULJA_yU/s1600/These+22+Photos+Were+Taken+At+The+Border+Of+Variou s+Countries.+Some+Are+Downright+Scary.+11.jpg
12) Slovakia and Poland – Mt. Rysy in the Tatras mountains marks the border between the two EU member nations.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EfHx9bN3Maw/UyRFhIF4LUI/AAAAAAAAGcQ/Fg85zf4It2A/s1600/These+22+Photos+Were+Taken+At+The+Border+Of+Variou s+Countries.+Some+Are+Downright+Scary.+12.jpg
13) Argentina and Chile – This statue of Jesus Christ located high in the Andes mountains signals peace between the two South American nations.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x-HoQDrReWk/UyRFheZtKJI/AAAAAAAAGcI/4U_XwrR8x70/s1600/These+22+Photos+Were+Taken+At+The+Border+Of+Variou s+Countries.+Some+Are+Downright+Scary.+13.jpg
14) Afghanistan and Pakistan – US soldier on watch at the Torkham Gate, which divides Afghanistan from Pakistan, and is a major border crossing between the two countries.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JHL8TL4L4VY/UyRFh05858I/AAAAAAAAGcM/3Z0n8glml_c/s1600/These+22+Photos+Were+Taken+At+The+Border+Of+Variou s+Countries.+Some+Are+Downright+Scary.+14.jpg