Hi guys, I guess all of you know about the "treaty limits" boundary of the Philippines. This was derived from 3 documents:
1. 1898 Treaty of Paris<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_%281898%29>(full text <https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_%281898%29>) 2. 1900 Treaty of Washington<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Washington_(1900)> 3. 1930 Convention Between the United States and Great Britain<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_Between_the_United_States_and_Great_Britain_%281930%29> The question is, where the heck did we arrive at setting the northern treaty limit at somewhere around 21.5°N? Looking at all 3 documents, the closest thing we have is the 1898 treaty which says "A line running from west to east along or near the twentieth parallel of north latitude". 20°N is a far cry from 21.5°N. Note that the 20°N latitude actually excludes Batanes and thus this was corrected by the 1900 treaty. However this 2nd treaty does not say anything about moving any boundary lines but only says that Philippine islands outside the 1898 boundary lines that were controlled by Spain are given to the United States. So what gives?
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