North - South- East - West
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North - South- East - West
Here is a little game I play with my brother:
For this year 2003, who is the one among us who would have been the farest in the N, S, W and E (if we consider the Point 0 as the Greenwich meridian).
And what is your best hit for your life?
O.
My stats:
- 2003:
North and East : Paris
South and West: Toronto
-Life:
North: Lund (Sweden) 2002
South: Libreville (Gabon) 1976 (I was very young, I know)
West: San Francisco (California) 1990
East: Cracovie (Poland) 1985
For this year 2003, who is the one among us who would have been the farest in the N, S, W and E (if we consider the Point 0 as the Greenwich meridian).
And what is your best hit for your life?
O.
My stats:
- 2003:
North and East : Paris
South and West: Toronto
-Life:
North: Lund (Sweden) 2002
South: Libreville (Gabon) 1976 (I was very young, I know)
West: San Francisco (California) 1990
East: Cracovie (Poland) 1985
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2003:
North: Copenhagen
South and West: Dortmund
East: Berlin
2004:
North: Rovaniemi (Finland)
South: Hawaii
West: Hawaii
East: St Petersburg
Lifelong:
66° North: Rovaniemi (Finland) 2004
9° South: Bali (Indonesia) 1988
158° West: Hawaii 2004
140° East: Jayapura (New Guinea) 1988 and Tokyo 1995
North: Copenhagen
South and West: Dortmund
East: Berlin
2004:
North: Rovaniemi (Finland)
South: Hawaii
West: Hawaii
East: St Petersburg
Lifelong:
66° North: Rovaniemi (Finland) 2004
9° South: Bali (Indonesia) 1988
158° West: Hawaii 2004
140° East: Jayapura (New Guinea) 1988 and Tokyo 1995
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2003
N Groningen (NL)
E Emmen (NL)
S Esch sur sure (lux)
W well I haven't really bin in the west this year.
Life.
N Denmark (2 times early 90's)
E Czech republic (~96)
S Somewhere in France I guess.
W probably somewhere in Bretange or Normandie (in the 90's)
N Groningen (NL)
E Emmen (NL)
S Esch sur sure (lux)
W well I haven't really bin in the west this year.
Life.
N Denmark (2 times early 90's)
E Czech republic (~96)
S Somewhere in France I guess.
W probably somewhere in Bretange or Normandie (in the 90's)
The Force is like Duck-tape, it has a dark side, a light side and it holds the universe together.
All locations are NL, unles specified.
2003:
N: Lelystad (where I live, haven't got further up yet)
E: Amersfoort
S: Vlissingen
W: Also vlissingen
life:
N: Ameland (School trip)
E: Somewhere in Germany when I was little
S: Salao (Spain, summer vacantion after gratuation)
W: New York (Vacantion last summer, I went to Conneticut, but that is less far.)
Some of it may not be exact, I was never good in geography
2003:
N: Lelystad (where I live, haven't got further up yet)
E: Amersfoort
S: Vlissingen
W: Also vlissingen
life:
N: Ameland (School trip)
E: Somewhere in Germany when I was little
S: Salao (Spain, summer vacantion after gratuation)
W: New York (Vacantion last summer, I went to Conneticut, but that is less far.)
Some of it may not be exact, I was never good in geography
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2003:
N: Tampere (~2 hours by train from Helsinki)
S: Southern Helsinki ;)
W: Turku
E: Kouvola
Life:
N and E: Lieksa, Finland
S and W: Benalmadenas, Spain (next to Malaga)
I've been abroad four times in my whole life. Once in Stockholm, twice in Tallinn, once in Benalmadenas.
Until 2002 Lieksa was the furthest place I had ever been at ;)
N: Tampere (~2 hours by train from Helsinki)
S: Southern Helsinki ;)
W: Turku
E: Kouvola
Life:
N and E: Lieksa, Finland
S and W: Benalmadenas, Spain (next to Malaga)
I've been abroad four times in my whole life. Once in Stockholm, twice in Tallinn, once in Benalmadenas.
Until 2002 Lieksa was the furthest place I had ever been at ;)
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2002
N: Kühlungsborn, Germany
E: Akrotiri, Santorini, Greece
S: Akrotiri, Santorini, Greece
W: Oostende, Belgium
2003
N: Oldenburg i.O., Germany
E: Larnaca, Cyprus
S: Limassol, Cyprus
W: Burlington, On., Canada
2004
N: Hamburg, Germany
E: Knossos, Crete, Greece
S: Matala, Crete, Greece
W: Transinne, Belgium
2005
N: Berlin, Germany
E: Rodos, Rhodes, Greece
S: Prassomission, Rhodes, Greece
W: Marbella, Spain
2006
N: Leeuwarden, Netherlands
E: Piła, Poland
S: Valletta, Malta
W: Turnhout, Belgium
2007
N: Copenhagen, Denmark
E: Spata, Greece
S: Spata, Greece
W: Victor, ID, USA
2008
N: Bremen, Germany
E: Warsaw, Poland
S: Palm Springs, CA, USA
W: San Francisco, CA, USA
2009
N: Arkona, Germany
E: Piła, Poland
S: Douglas, AZ, USA
W: Phoenix, AZ, USA
2010
N: Amsterdam, Netherlands
E: New Delhi, India
S: Miami, FL, USA
W: Jacksonville, FL, USA
Life
N: Hammerfest, Norway, 71°, 1992
E: Sendai, Japan, 141°, 1999
S: Hong Kong, PR China, 22° N, 1999
W: Bodega Bay, CA, USA, 123°, 1994
N: Kühlungsborn, Germany
E: Akrotiri, Santorini, Greece
S: Akrotiri, Santorini, Greece
W: Oostende, Belgium
2003
N: Oldenburg i.O., Germany
E: Larnaca, Cyprus
S: Limassol, Cyprus
W: Burlington, On., Canada
2004
N: Hamburg, Germany
E: Knossos, Crete, Greece
S: Matala, Crete, Greece
W: Transinne, Belgium
2005
N: Berlin, Germany
E: Rodos, Rhodes, Greece
S: Prassomission, Rhodes, Greece
W: Marbella, Spain
2006
N: Leeuwarden, Netherlands
E: Piła, Poland
S: Valletta, Malta
W: Turnhout, Belgium
2007
N: Copenhagen, Denmark
E: Spata, Greece
S: Spata, Greece
W: Victor, ID, USA
2008
N: Bremen, Germany
E: Warsaw, Poland
S: Palm Springs, CA, USA
W: San Francisco, CA, USA
2009
N: Arkona, Germany
E: Piła, Poland
S: Douglas, AZ, USA
W: Phoenix, AZ, USA
2010
N: Amsterdam, Netherlands
E: New Delhi, India
S: Miami, FL, USA
W: Jacksonville, FL, USA
Life
N: Hammerfest, Norway, 71°, 1992
E: Sendai, Japan, 141°, 1999
S: Hong Kong, PR China, 22° N, 1999
W: Bodega Bay, CA, USA, 123°, 1994
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Re: North - South- East - West
- 2003:
North: ?
South: ?
East: ?
West: ?
-Life:
North: arctic circle near Rovaniemi, Finland
South: Oban, Steward Island, New Zealnd 47°S
East: Gisborne, New Zealand 178°E
West: Banff NP, Canada ?°W
Who has a good URL for a world atlas with coordinates?
North: ?
South: ?
East: ?
West: ?
-Life:
North: arctic circle near Rovaniemi, Finland
South: Oban, Steward Island, New Zealnd 47°S
East: Gisborne, New Zealand 178°E
West: Banff NP, Canada ?°W
Who has a good URL for a world atlas with coordinates?
Last edited by bhoeyb on Sun Jun 29, 2003 4:04 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: North - South- East - West
Erm... Isn't it "arctic circle", not "north pole circle"? North pole is thousands of kilometers away from it anyway, you know?bhoeyb wrote:- 2003:
North: north pole circle near Rovaniemi, Finland[/b]
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Yep, you're right! Stupid Dutch translation . I was to fast to reply.Dakkus wrote:Erm... Isn't it "arctic circle", not "north pole circle"? North pole is thousands of kilometers away from it anyway, you know?bhoeyb wrote:- 2003:
North: north pole circle near Rovaniemi, Finland[/b]
Re: North - South- East - West
NP?bhoeyb wrote: West: Banff NP, Canada ?°W
Re: North - South- East - West
National Park, I guess. I've been there, too. In Lake Louise (either Banff or Jasper, I'm not sure).Olivier wrote:NP?bhoeyb wrote:West: Banff NP, Canada ?°W
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2003:
all in Germany around my hometown
North: Schleswig 54° 30'
South: Fassberg 53° 10'
East: Kiel 10° 20'
West: Meldorf 9° 10'
life:
North: Kopenhagen Denmark 56°
South: Darwin Australia 12°
East: Darwin Australia 131°
West: Los Angeles USA 118°
i have been to jasper too but LA is a little bit more in the west.
all in Germany around my hometown
North: Schleswig 54° 30'
South: Fassberg 53° 10'
East: Kiel 10° 20'
West: Meldorf 9° 10'
life:
North: Kopenhagen Denmark 56°
South: Darwin Australia 12°
East: Darwin Australia 131°
West: Los Angeles USA 118°
i have been to jasper too but LA is a little bit more in the west.