On 16 Nov 2006 21:07:29 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Shane) wrote: >As others have said, history and common usage have won this one. >Who knows, given the accuracy of the maps of the time, maybe they >calculated The Antipodes Islands to be truly antipodal to Britain. >Didn't miss by much really.
I saw a map showing what parts of the U.S. have land at their antipodes. There are only a few isolated square miles that do. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
