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15th Jun 12, 07:36 #961
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In our media whenever they say something about NZ they referise the place as "at the antipodes". I think one of the capitals should be Wellington.
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15th Jun 12, 14:19 #962
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If your news is referring to Romania being antipodal to New Zealand than it may very well be that the capitol of New Zealand is relatively antipodal to Bucharest (unless a neighboring country's capitol is closer to being antipodal than your own, or a country's capitol near New Zealand align better with your capitol) So I will enter an answer on your behalf.
Ed; for the new car, and an all expense paid biking tour of the Hill Cities of Tuscany give me…. drum roll….
Wellington and Bucharest?
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15th Jun 12, 14:51 #963
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Beijing, PRC, and Brasilia, Brazil?
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15th Jun 12, 16:32 #964
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Gadjo...if you drilled straight down from Bucharesti you would emerge in the South Pacific about a third of the way from NZ to Chile.
Schmenke...Beijing matches up with someplace in Argentina.
Taz..re-read my question...I said 'shortest route' and 'furthest apart'. The ellipsoidal nature of the geoid need not be relevant, as it affects ALL antipodal points by definition.
My question could be re-posed as: Using the shortest route..what's the longest plane ride between 2 capitals?..name them
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15th Jun 12, 17:17 #965
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O.k. then, Beijing and Buenos Aires
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15th Jun 12, 17:35 #966
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Thank you sir, may I have another? Originally Posted by edv
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15th Jun 12, 19:15 #967
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Lol!
Time for a hint??
Gadjo has one of the answers nailed.
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15th Jun 12, 19:27 #968
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Wellington and Moscow?
Good Q btw edv
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15th Jun 12, 20:12 #969
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Wellington and Madrid
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15th Jun 12, 21:09 #970
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Wellington to Paris
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15th Jun 12, 21:13 #971
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DONKEY sneaks in and steals the correct answer in a classic lurker move!! Originally Posted by donKey jote
Here's a pictorial representation: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...podes_LAEA.png
Description of Longest-haul flights:
The longest routes possible are between antipodes, or points on the Earth's surface opposite each other with the Earth's center directly between, a distance of 20,038 km at the equator. Flights between Buenos Aires and Shanghai, Quito and Kuala Lumpur, Wellington and Madrid or Perth and Bermuda, have a distance of flight at 19,602 km, 19,715 km, 19,851 km and 19,918 km, respectively. A theoretical non-stop flight between Málaga and Auckland, which are nearly antipodal, would cover a great circle distance of flight at 19,943 km.
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15th Jun 12, 21:30 #972
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I thought my guess might be close, seeing as you said capital cities... I grew up in Madrid and am still a bit of a stargazer so I prepared my Wanaka trip a couple of years ago accordingly.
DonkeyQ will follow shortly
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15th Jun 12, 21:43 #973
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Just watching Simon Reeve in Indonesia... how long would it take him to visit each island there if he visited a different island every day?
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15th Jun 12, 21:53 #974
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Well, there's about 7 major islands...so a week!
But I suspect that you're counting all those little islands, aren“t you?
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15th Jun 12, 21:58 #975
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well apparently it would take me hours if I counted 1 per second, so I'm relying on a quote in the documentary instead
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16th Jun 12, 05:01 #976
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Last edited by Mr Alca-Tazizzle; 16th Jun 12 at 05:23.
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16th Jun 12, 09:06 #977
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2942 what, minutes? hours? days? years?
nope
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17th Jun 12, 01:45 #978
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3191 Islands
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17th Jun 12, 09:18 #979
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just how old are you?
The question was:
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17th Jun 12, 14:10 #980
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Originally Posted by donKey jote
just how old are you?
The question was:Originally Posted by donKey jotehow long would it take him to visit each island there if he visited a different island every day?
well, donkey, according to your missus, if donKey were the one doing the "visiting" , about ten seconds a day or less Originally Posted by Dr Giacomo Rappaccini
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