very nice

& given equatorial realities
there is not likely to be a grander such monument anywhere

i think i may have passed it once too on a crowded bus

kindred maxipoint claims might of course also be mounted by the prime &
dateline intersections of the equator
especially the latter i think for its doubly real character
tho zero lat by zero long will surely have a special appeal too

m

>
>
>There is a great monument, "Mitad del Mundo", (Middle of the World), in
>Ecuador: <http://ute.edu.ec/~mjativa/ce/mitadmundo.html>
>http://ute.edu.ec/~mjativa/ce/mitadmundo.html
>Stand with one foot in the northern hemisphere and one in the southern.
>Only problem is, it is at the intersection of the equator and nothing in
>particular...
>
>David
>
>On Fri, 9 Mar 2001, michael donner wrote:
>
>> well it is my understanding that the highly conflicted & essentially unreal
>> sexinational hendecapoint arauclfrgbnz did exist there at the south pole
>> until the antarctic treaty of 1959 indefinitely suspended & apparently very
>> effectively abolished it
>> while converting it & all antarctica into everyones land in the process
>>
>> if you or others still favor the ghost of arauclfrgbnz tho
>> then i would still like to call it at least a leading candidate
>> but i think you would be living in the past &or possibly the future here
>> & frankly i hope you wont because it was & would again be such a mess
>>
>> other more fully actual candidates might be
>> the tri country point with the biggest monument
>> probably cdcfsd
>> aka central african republic congo democratic republic sudan
>> see message 748
>> azconmut for being the most visited & most acknowledged megapoint
>> the geographical center of the world near iskander turkey
>> the oldest extant tri country point or monument
>> both still unknown
>> the international rock of ages still unknown
>> bwnazmzw certainly if it were ever completely realized
>> & hopefully you &or others will nominate still others
>>
>> at least i certainly do hope we can get a full roster together & then
>> discuss this sensibly & perhaps decide the question in a free for all
>> say once a year
>>
>> m
>>
>>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >On Mon, 22 Jan 2001, Michael Donner wrote:
>> >
>> >> the leading candidate for global maxipoint has now been traced virtually
>> >
>> >What about the South Pole?
>> >
>> >David
>> >
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