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This Is the Longest Straight-Line Ocean Path Around the Earth
« on: May 03, 2018, 11:05:22 am »
This Is the Longest Straight-Line Ocean Path Around the Earth
But don’t go hauling your boats out just yet
By Julissa Treviño
smithsonian.com
May 2, 2018 12:47PM
 
In 1519, Ferdinand Magellan set sail on a greuling and dangerous quest: the first-ever voyage around the world. But since that first daring adventure, advances in sailing technology and navigation have made the trip much more common. Today, even families—children and all—have accomplished the lengthy venture.

But there is at least one ocean path that’s likely never been traveled: the longest straight-line sailable path on Earth. This 19,940-mile trip runs from the Pakistan coast through the passage between Madagascar and Africa and around to northeastern Russia—and is the longest straight-line someone could (theoretically) sail without touching land.

Read more: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/longest-straight-line-ocean-journey-earth-180968930/#4ifrZjO0RAkq4LUP.99
 
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Re: This Is the Longest Straight-Line Ocean Path Around the Earth
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2018, 11:08:30 am »


Its not actually "around".
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Re: This Is the Longest Straight-Line Ocean Path Around the Earth
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2018, 11:23:36 am »
Quote from: driftdiver on May 03, 2018, 11:08:30 am


Its not actually "around".

I knew I should have read that "Flat Earth Society" pamphlet that dude gave me on the street the other day.
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