Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Four seasons quadropoints
Date: Jun 01, 2004 @ 19:48
Author: Jesper Nielsen ("Jesper Nielsen" <jesniel@...>)
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----- Original Message -----From: Flynn, KevinSent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 9:08 PMSubject: RE: [BoundaryPoint] Four seasons quadropointsIt wouldn't be on June 1; it would be at the precise clock time on June 20 or 21, whenever the equinox is. The official start of the new season is the precise point in time when the sun crosses the line of the equator, not a particular day.-----Original Message-----
From: Jesper Nielsen [mailto:jesniel@...]
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 10:17 AM
To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Four seasons quadropointsSounds like a pizza, doesn't it?Well, have you wondered where you can stand in four seasons at the same time? Probably not. Well here is the answer:1) On the Columbian-Brazil border:
http://tinyurl.com/25anb2) Internal Brazil: Boundary of Para and Amapa:
http://www.brazilhouston.org/ingles/fusohora.gif
http://bloggle.com/coffee/brazil-map.jpg
http://tinyurl.com/2qsj83) Internal DR Congo: Boundary of Equateur and Orientale
http://tinyurl.com/3hmmjExplanation?From June 1st N of Equator starts summer, S of Equator starts winterEach N-S boundary about also marks a time zone boundaryso W of the line is one hour behind E of the line.So if you stand inColumbia N of equator at 00.30 am Columbian time it's summerColumbia S of equator at 00.30 am Columbian time it's winterBrazil N of equator at 00.30 am Columbian time it's springBrazil S of equator at 00.30 am Columbian time it's fallHow about that?The bad news are that all four points seems hard to reach.Jesper