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Miangas

 * ... that Miangas is the northernmost part of Indonesia territory?
 * Reviewed : Simmelian tie
 * ALT1 ... that Indonesia northernmost island Miangas is twice as close to the Philippines as it is to the nearest Indonesian island?

Created/expanded by Annas86 (talk). Self nom at 05:26, 6 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Directly cited, new enough and meets the remaining criteria. Good to go. Miyagawa   (talk)  22:46, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your review &#42;Annas* (talk) 05:00, 9 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Symbol delete vote.svg Copyvio. I only checked one source (http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/03/03/miangas-island-no-worries.html), but nearly everything cited to it was copied verbatim. Compare for example (with similarities bolded): "Consequently, the island was inherited by Indonesia, being the successor of the Netherlands. In international law, this principle is known as uti possidetis juris, where territory and boundaries of a state resemble those of its predecessor. Simply speaking, there should be no worries that the Philippines as successor of the United States of America, or other states could claim sovereignty over Miangas island" vs "Consequently, the island was inherited by Indonesia, being the successor of the Netherlands. In international law, this principle is known as uti possidetis juris, where territory and boundaries of a state resemble those of its predecessor. Simply speaking, there should be no worries that the Philippines or other states could claim sovereignty over Pulau Miangas." Nikkimaria (talk) 04:23, 13 June 2012 (UTC)