D-S
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I’ve been to Tehran a couple of times in the summer - on balance I would prefer the Antarctic.Oddly enough I have never fancied going to Iran but the Antarctic. Yes.
Not sure how me speedos and crocs would get much use though.
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srixon 1
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During a Falklands trip in 91/92, we spent the week before Christmas visiting South Georgia. Not quite Antarctica, but one of the best places I ever visited during my navy years. Ironically the abandoned whaling station at Grytviken was overrun with elephant seals. The females were inside some of the buildings.
Arthur Wedge
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During a Falklands trip in 91/92, we spent the week before Christmas visiting South Georgia. Not quite Antarctica, but one of the best places I ever visited during my navy years. Ironically the abandoned whaling station at Grytviken was overrun with elephant seals. The females were inside some of the buildings.
Elephant seals
My god they can move when they want , we went to seal lion island for our 3 day R&R and the beaches are covered in them - can’t get too close as they are lethal
srixon 1
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The males are massive. Scares theElephant seals
My god they can move when they want , we went to seal lion island for our 3 day R&R and the beaches are covered in them - can’t get too close as they are lethal
out of you when they “pop up” from the ground as you walk past them. Dive bombed by skuas too if they think you are getting too close to their nesting areas.
BubbaP
Occasional Player of Golf
Meteorite that hit home is older than Earth, scientists say - BBC News
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Meteorite that hit home is older than Earth, scientists say - BBC News
Scientists who analysed fragments that crashed into a roof in Georgia, US, say it likely formed 4.56 billion years ago.
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Doon frae Troon
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Durham sits North of the Scottish Border.
The nearest [non UK] landfall from Great Yarmouth is over 200 miles away.
The nearest [non UK] landfall from Great Yarmouth is over 200 miles away.
RichA
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Are you sure about those facts?
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
Definitely the first [Scotland / England border of course ie there are places in Scotland further south than Durham]
Probably the second.
Arthur Wedge
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What do you mean by landfall ?
And how many years back are you looking at Durham being north of the Scottish Border
RichA
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Fair play - Mull of Galloway.Definitely the first [Scotland / England border of course ie there are places in Scotland further south than Durham]
Probably the second.
RichA
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Not the other one though. Westkapelle in The Netherlands is 103 miles away.
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
Err Landfall mainland of another country
To really mess your head Edinburgh is further west than Bristol
Southernmost tip of the Mull of Galloway is only a few miles from the Isle of Man. I believe the Isle of man is nearer to the Southern point of the Mull of Galloway than Stranrear [approx 20 miles]
Doon frae Troon
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Ah those pesky journalists covering the hilarious Gt Yarmouth migrants fiasco were wrong then.
Silly me for believing them.
Arthur Wedge
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Holland is closer and around 100 miles from Yarmouth
Aware of Edinburgh being further west
And so you meant Durham sits North of some parts of the Scottish Border
Yes, exactly this. This was doing the rounds on FB a few weeks ago. Look at the west coast of Scotland and see how low it hooks down. I remember someone saying that a straight line across goes to around Shildon in Co Durham.
It's a quirky, but fun fact
nickjdavis
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Greenland is further north, east, south and west of Iceland.
RichA
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We're all familiar with the geography of our planet...
...but the Mercator Projection has totally skewed our perspective.
Greenland is not the same size as Africa. It would actually fit inside Africa 14 times.
And Africa is almost twice the size of Russia.
...but the Mercator Projection has totally skewed our perspective.
Greenland is not the same size as Africa. It would actually fit inside Africa 14 times.
And Africa is almost twice the size of Russia.
Way back in the mists of time, in a galaxy far far away, I did physical geography to A-level. We spent weeks on different projections. There was one that was excellent at showing continents but you had to show each one separately side by side. My mind’s fogged, old age, but I seem to remember it was called the (something) trimetric projection.
As you say, Africa is absolutely huge.
RichA
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I like the one that's like a dozen slices of a globe.
There’s Goode’s, which is like two fat ‘M’s stuck together. I can picture the one you mean but I can’t remember its name.
