Subject: Center of Europe
Date: Dec 08, 2000 @ 17:52
Author: Jesper & Nicolette Nielsen ("Jesper & Nicolette Nielsen" <jesniel@...>)
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Anyone else want to have a go on where the center of Europe is?

Jesper

> >>notes in answer to questions someone raised earlier
> >>
> >>easternmost europe appears to lie on crest of north urals at about 66 east
> >>longitude
> >>
> >>center of europe computed by simply averaging geocoords of extremities
> >>is about 29e longitude & 53 or 54n latitude
> >>which falls perhaps 100km southeast of minsk
> >>surprise
> >>
> >>however this is probably quite distinct from the true geographic center
> >>which i havent a clue how to compute
>
> btw does anyone know this
>
> m