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Machias Seal Island – An Ongoing Border Dispute Between the United States and Canada

May 1, 2014Canada, island, lighthouse, litehouse, sovereignty, USAAutomation, Canada, Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act, History, Information, Lighthouses, Maine, North America, Nova Scotia, Real Estate, Reprint, Tourism, Travel, USA, VisitorsretlkprLeave a Comment

I have mentioned Machias Seal Island before in my articles here, here, here, and here. Well writer John Farrier published on Neatorama on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 a great article about how MAJOR/insignificant this dispute really is! (Maps: Google Maps) This is Machias Seal Island, a 20-acre island in the Bay of Fundy. You can’t see […]

Reprint – NO, NOT Scarborough Fair but Scarborough Shoals.

April 19, 2012China, lighthouse, litehouse, Philippines, South China Sea, sovereigntyLighthousesretlkprLeave a Comment

On April 19, 2012 I wrote an article about using The Lighthouse as a Sovereignty Symbol to mark a nations claims to disputed lands. One of the disputed lands was the Scarborough Shoals of my new homeland of the Philippines, just off the central west coast of the largest island Luzon where I am living. […]

The Lighthouse as a Sovereignty Symbol

April 19, 2012Canada, China, disputes, EEZ, Japan, lighthouse, litehouse, Machias Island, Philippines, sovereignty, Territorial waters, territoryAnti-Automation, Canada, Fishing, Foreign, Government, History, Information, Japan, Lighthouses, Military, Philippines, Ships & Shippingretlkpr1 Comment

In the early days of exploration a flag of ownership was placed upon new-found-lands to claim ownership, even though on the other side of the island, or bay there may have been another flag from a different country. One problem with a flag – it doesn’t last very long. But build a lighthouse and claim […]