11-27-2010, 08:51 AM | #1 | |
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What's on the other side of the world?
Where is your antipode - the point on the Earth's surface that is diametrically opposite to where you are now?
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hole you'll dig all the way to China". Well that wasn't very accurate. Most land masses actually have oceans as antipodals. Only certain locations in Argentina and Chile have China as their antipode. To find the general location of your antipode, check out this map and follow the instructions. To find more exact antipodes, check out these maps, switch to hybrid map function, and zoom in/out and maneuver around if necessary, and find the nearest land mass and any nearby human population. The antipodal of my current position, Vancouver, Canada, is the Kerguelen Islands (French Southern and Antarctic Lands) - kind of equidistant between South Africa, South West Australia and Antarctica. No wonder there's snow here right now. Check out your antipode and post it here. Last edited by Wetdogeared; 12-07-2010 at 10:39 PM. Reason: sp. |
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11-27-2010, 09:00 AM | #2 |
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11-27-2010, 09:10 AM | #3 |
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Hmm, somewhere south east of new zealand, in the pacific ocean, close to the date line.
and http://www.zefrank.com/sandwich/tool.html is a nice map to check it out! |
11-27-2010, 09:11 AM | #4 |
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Yeah, I'm all wet too.
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11-27-2010, 09:14 AM | #5 | |
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11-27-2010, 09:19 AM | #6 | |
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11-27-2010, 10:06 AM | #7 |
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Looks like I might have to brush up on my swimming skills and dig my bathing suit out of the closet!
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11-27-2010, 12:49 PM | #8 |
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11-27-2010, 01:07 PM | #9 |
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11-27-2010, 03:36 PM | #10 |
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I am swimming near the Americas! I will have to look up which island I will swim to.
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11-27-2010, 03:40 PM | #11 |
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It looks as tho my country is closer to Australia (MARC??) than I thought...hmmmm.........
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11-27-2010, 03:58 PM | #12 |
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I'm in the middle of an Ocean and shark bait before I can swim anywhere close.
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11-27-2010, 04:09 PM | #13 |
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11-27-2010, 04:17 PM | #14 |
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I'm swimming (far) off the coast of New Zealand. Maybe that explains my irrational and obsessive love of Xena, Warrior Princess.
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11-27-2010, 04:22 PM | #15 |
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