That's fine for small areas, or near the equator, but positively biased for
continental masses, especially those near the poles, as latitude diminishes
as you head north through Europe.
Other proble: define europe: cut off at Urals, Caucasus, include turkey? cut
off at bosphorus?
Brendan
>From: Arif Samad <fHoiberg@...>
>Reply-To: BoundaryPoint@egroups.com
>To: BoundaryPoint@egroups.com
>Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Center of Europe
>Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 14:30:58 -0800 (PST)
>
>As far as I know, the midpoint of the rectangle drawn
>with the four extreme meridians is generally
>considered the center of a certain place. It should
>be what Mike did. I wouldn't be surprised if it is
>near Minsk. Perspective can often cloud facts. So,
>even if it seems like the center is more to the west
>than that, it probably isn't.
>There generally is no weighted system to calculate
>midpoints on landmasses. Sometimes population is
>weighted to create a population center, though.
>
>--- Jesper & Nicolette Nielsen <jesniel@...>
>wrote:
> > 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
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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