It was the reporter (Spanish surname) or translator. It appears that the
article may have been originally in Spanish or Portuguese. The word
"longitud" means "length" in Spanish or, perhaps, "distance" as in English
"distance from the Prime Meridian" or "longitude".--Ediger

On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 12:42 PM, Louise Power <[email protected]>wrote:

>  The article said: "...with a longitude of more than four miles."
>
> I think I'd be very careful believing someone who didn't know the
> difference between length and longitude.
>
> Louise
>

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