What's the highest number of countries whose borders meet at a single point?

Amazingly, there are 157 (at least) tricountry points around the world. Well known international tripoints include: the Treriksröset tripoint of Finland, Norway and Sweden (the exact point is in a lake, but a marker is built on that point) the Vaalserberg of the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium.

1. Where do the most borders meet?
2. Can you stand in 4 countries at once?
3. Is there a point where 4 counties meet?
4. Which countries have the most borders?
5. Where can you stand in 5 states at once?
6. Where can you stand in 3 countries at once?
7. What 5 states touch each other?
8. What 4 states can you touch at once?
9. Where can you stand in 2 states at once?
10. What is the shortest border in the world?
11. Which is the only city in the world located at a Tripoint?
12. Is Botswana landlocked What does that mean?

Where do the most borders meet?

Around the world, there are more than 150 different tripoints—borders where three nations meet—but only one international “quadripoint.” This is a spot in the middle of the Zambezi River, in southern Africa, where Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Botswana all touch.

Can you stand in 4 countries at once?

A quadripoint is a point that touches the border of four distinct territories. Also known as the “four corners of Africa,” these four countries meet at the eastern end of the Caprivi Strip – Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. ... So here I was, sitting in the only place in the world where four countries meet.

Is there a point where 4 counties meet?

The Four Corners Monument is the only point in the United States where four states meet: Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona meet at right angles.

Which countries have the most borders?

Technically, we have a tie because both China and Russia have the most neighboring countries with 14 neighbors each. This should not be surprising as Russia and China are the largest political nations in the world.

Where can you stand in 5 states at once?

Five Corners is the only place in the US where five states meet. It does not exist anywhere in the United States of America. It is most likely based on the real USA attraction, the Four Corners, which contains Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico.

Where can you stand in 3 countries at once?

Three Country Cairn: Sweden, Norway and Finland Tripoint

Three Country Cairn is the point at which the borders of Sweden, Norway and Finland meet. It is named for the monument of stones erected in 1897 by the governments of Norway and Russia (which was administering Finland at the time).

What 5 states touch each other?

Four Corners Monument is the only place in the United States where four states intersect: Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado.

What 4 states can you touch at once?

The Four Corners Monument marks the quadripoint in the Southwestern United States where the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah meet. It is the only point in the United States shared by four states, leading to the area being named the Four Corners region.

Where can you stand in 2 states at once?

10 Locations That Allow You to Be in Multiple Places at Once

• DOWNTOWN BRISTOL // VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE. ...
• FOUR CORNERS MONUMENT // UTAH, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, AND ARIZONA. ...
• BAARLE-HERTOG, BELGIUM AND BAARLE NASSAU, NETHERLANDS. ...
• LLOYDMINSTER, CANADA// ALBERTA AND SASKATCHEWAN. ...
• MONTEGO BAY RESORT // WEST WENDOVER, NEVADA AND WENDOVER, UTAH. ...
• NEW PINE CREEK // CALIFORNIA AND OREGON.

What is the shortest border in the world?

Zambia's shortest border is the 150-metre strip of land that touches Botswana near Kazungula. Only one border on Earth is less significant, the 85 metres that divides Morocco from the Spanish exclave of Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera.

Which is the only city in the world located at a Tripoint?

Bratislava is the only capital city in the world which is located at a tripoint: Slovakia, Hungary, and Austria.

Is Botswana landlocked What does that mean?

Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. ... Botswana is flat, and up to 70% is covered by the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west and north, and Zimbabwe to the northeast.