[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclave\_and\_exclave](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclave_and_exclave)
this is what wikipedia has to offer, but its so minimal and confusing. it only says that; An enclave is a territory (or a small territory as part of a larger one) that is entirely surrounded by the territory of one other state or entity.\[1\] Enclaves may also exist within territorial waters.\[2\]: 60 Enclave is sometimes used improperly to denote a territory that is only partly surrounded by another state.\[1\] Vatican City and San Marino, both enclaved by Italy, and Lesotho, enclaved by South Africa, are completely enclaved sovereign states.
An exclave is a portion of a state or district geographically separated from the main part by surrounding alien territory (of one or more states or districts etc).\[3\] Many exclaves are also enclaves, but not all: an exclave can be surrounded by the territory of more than one state.\[4\] The Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan is an example of an exclave that is not an enclave, as it borders Armenia, Turkey and Iran.
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An enclave is like an island. I can leave the island, but the only way I can leave is by crossing the water. There is no way on or off the island unless I cross water.
An exclave is like the far side of the river. I am on dry land, and I want to get to dry land, but to get from here to there I have to cross water to get there, there is no choice. I can get from the far side of the river to lots of other places without crossing water, but I can’t get from here to there.
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