The various nations and their internal and external boundaries are the outcome of territorial expansion or invasions or government determined border commissions. While some of the borders from an aerial view seem to follow some sort of pattern or a linear approach to the next state or country, some are astoundingly perfect and bring on intrigue and query. The resultant probing leads to a number of investigations and a run through the annals of history. Nevertheless, the subject matter unearthed is very interesting for the history and Geography enthusiast.
One of the prominent queries is: Why are many of the US state borders in the east, along natural features, especially since many of those in the west are along lines of latitude and longitude? This query also covers the straight borders of Colorado and Wyoming. The most logical and highly possible explanation is that the state borders in the west were decided much later. In fact, they were decided after the scientific methods of determining latitude and longitude had been perfected. Hence, according to this explanation, the determined eastern and western borders of Colorado and Wyoming are straight. While the eastern borders were manually defined much earlier, the western borders, with the latitude and longitude implications, turned out linear.
One of the prominent queries is: Why are many of the US state borders in the east, along natural features, especially since many of those in the west are along lines of latitude and longitude? This query also covers the straight borders of Colorado and Wyoming. The most logical and highly possible explanation is that the state borders in the west were decided much later. In fact, they were decided after the scientific methods of determining latitude and longitude had been perfected. Hence, according to this explanation, the determined eastern and western borders of Colorado and Wyoming are straight. While the eastern borders were manually defined much earlier, the western borders, with the latitude and longitude implications, turned out linear.
