Salient (geography)

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A salient is a term for an elongated arm-like protrusion of a geopolitical entity, such as a subnational entity or a sovereign state.

Term

The term salient is derived from military salients. While similar to a peninsula in shape, a salient is not surrounded by water on three sides and connected to a geographical mainland. Instead, it is delimited by a land border on at least two sides and extends out from the larger geographical body of the administrative unit.

The salient shape is the result of arbitrarily drawn international or subnational boundaries, although the location of some administrative borders takes into account other considerations such as economic ties or topography.

Country-level salients

Africa

Far North Province, Cameroon
Caprivi Strip, Namibia
Casamance, Senegal
Wadi Halfa Salient, Sudan

Americas

Misiones, Argentina
Tatshenshini-Alsek Park, British Columbia, Canada
Amazonas, Colombia
Guainía Departments, Colombia
Petén, Guatemala

Asia

Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Tanintharyi Region, Burma (Myanmar)
Parrot's Beak, Cambodia
Louroujina Salient, Cyprus
Seven Sister States, India
Sikkim, India
Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Batken, Kyrgyzstan
North Hamgyŏng, South Hamgyŏng, and Ryanggang, together comprise the "panhandle" of North Korea^{[citation needed]}
Sughd, Tajikistan
Southern Thailand, Thailand
Hatay Province, Turkey

Europe

Syunik, Armenia
Tyrol and Vorarlberg together comprise the western "panhandle" of Austria
Neum, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Cheb District, Czech Republic
Šluknov Hook, Czech Republic
Enontekiö, Finland
Western Thrace, Greece
Donegal, Ireland
Monaghan, Ireland
Province of Trieste, Italy
Limburg, the Netherlands
Canton of Geneva, Switzerland
Canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Bernina, Inn, Lugano and Mendrisio, Porrentruy Districts, Switzerland
Budjak, Ukraine

References

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