[Talk-ca] Russia

[Richard Weait]

On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 9:23 PM, Sam Dyck <samueldyck at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I know this is the wrong place to ask but, why does Russia's borders go to
> the edge of the map while no other country at extreme latitudes is done the
> same way?


These two boundaries mention a source but provide no link. I presume
these are the boundaries that drew Sam's attention.
http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/28188776
http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/48283172

These boundaries are more specific about their source and include a link.
http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/40403966
http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/42394470
http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/50752242

The Russian boundary relation includes lines that extend beyond the
northern map boundary
http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/relation/60189

Many other national boundaries appear to be based on a fixed distance
from land. Perhaps the 200nm eez?

The Canadian boundary relation
http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/relation/148837

The Norwegian boundary relation
http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/relation/52823

By comparison, Greenland has no boundary relation currently.
http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/node/424312026