Tripoint

For other meanings, see tripoint (disambiguation).

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Vaalserberg: Tripoint (Germany/Netherlands/Belgium)

A tripoint (also known as tri-border area) is a geographical point at which the borders of three countries or subnational entities meet. There are currently 157 international tripoints. Usually such a place is a site of special border markings and memorials.

Usually, the more neighbours a country has, the more international tripoints that country has. China with 14 tripoints and Russia with 12 lead the list of states by number of tripoints. Within Europe landlocked Austria has nine tripoints. Island countries such as the UK or Japan have no international tripoints, nor have states with only one neighbour state, like Portugal or Denmark. Likewise the United States with two neighbour states has no international tripoints; it has a number of tri-state areas.

Well known international tripoints include:

• the Treriksröset tripoint of Finland, Norway and Sweden
• the Vaalserberg of The Netherlands, Germany and Belgium
• the Triple Frontier of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay
• the Tres Fronteras of Brazil, Peru and Colombia

For more examples, see list of tripoints.

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• List of tripoints of English counties
• Tri-state area
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Europadenkmal: Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg	Zittau: Tripoint Germany, Czech Republic and Poland	Treriksröset: Finland, Norway and Sweden tripoint	Arnoldstein: Italy, Slovenia and Austria tripoint
Monte Roraima: Tripoint Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela	Border stone on the Argentinian side of the Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay tripoint

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