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Originally posted by Sam View PostIf it's Chile it's likely to be in the north, I'd think. I'd have thought there'd be more green in the south, and that the sun wouldn't be as high in the sky. I'm also wondering whether it's near the coast, given the way the horizon just seems to disappear into haze in that first photo (which, if it's looking towards the sea, would be looking west).
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I was thinking more the bit people actually refer to as Northern Chile (i.e. the top c. third of it), but that works.
I am of course obliged by the terms of my resident's card to deny the existence of anything 'significant' in Chile.
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I must repair to bed now, but as an aside to the discussion about where the north of Chile starts, please enjoy this Streetview of the monument that stands, according to the Chilean government, at the country's geographical centre. No doubt some of you on here will be aware of this already, but if you're not, click the link then back out of Streetview to the map and zoom out.
https://www.google.com/maps/@-53.598...7i13312!8i6656
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Originally posted by Sean of the Shed View PostIt's not a 'world famous' significant, but certainly a landmark that could be a big clue to posters.
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Originally posted by Sam View PostI must repair to bed now, but as an aside to the discussion about where the north of Chile starts, please enjoy this Streetview of the monument that stands, according to the Chilean government, at the country's geographical centre. No doubt some of you on here will be aware of this already, but if you're not, click the link then back out of Streetview to the map and zoom out.
https://www.google.com/maps/@-53.598...7i13312!8i6656
Edit: Heh, just clicked on the name on the map and seen a photo of the sign there – so yes, it's equidistant between the Peruvian border and the South Pole!
By the same token, where's the geographic 'centre of Britain' I wonder? I'm thinking somewhere around roughly Dar es Salaam.Last edited by Various Artist; 28-08-2022, 12:37.
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Originally posted by Various Artist View PostEdit: Heh, just clicked on the name on the map and seen a photo of the sign there – so yes, it's equidistant between the Peruvian border and the South Pole!
By the same token, where's the geographic 'centre of Britain' I wonder? I'm thinking somewhere around roughly Dar es Salaam.
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Originally posted by Fussbudget View PostThe geographical centre of France (not claiming the South Pole obviously) is somewhere in the middle of Galicia apparently
(Nor for that matter, of course, is the Isle of Man, which ironically actually is geographically somewhere around the centre of Great Britain & Northern Ireland.)
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Originally posted by Various Artist View PostOh that's a cool factoid. France has a better claim to this sort of largely spurious measurement than most, to be fair, in that it has overseas territories that are technically part of France, in the way that the British Antarctic Territories, Pitcairn Island, Diego Garcia etc. aren't part of Britain.
(Nor for that matter, of course, is the Isle of Man, which ironically actually is geographically somewhere around the centre of Great Britain & Northern Ireland.)
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