Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Four seasons quadropoints
Date: Jun 01, 2004 @ 22:53
Author: Doug Murray (Doug Murray <doug@...>)
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On Tuesday, June 1, 2004, at 12:48 PM, Jesper Nielsen wrote:
> Well, in Denmark is has always been on June 1.
>
> June 20 or 21 is the longest day.
>
> Jesper
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Flynn, Kevin
> To: 'BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com'
> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 9:08 PM
> Subject: RE: [BoundaryPoint] Four seasons quadropoints
>
>
> It 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 quadropoints
>
>
> Sounds 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/25anb
>
> 2) Internal Brazil: Boundary of Para and Amapa:
> http://www.brazilhouston.org/ingles/fusohora.gif
> http://bloggle.com/coffee/brazil-map.jpg
> http://tinyurl.com/2qsj8
>
> 3) Internal DR Congo: Boundary of Equateur and Orientale
> http://tinyurl.com/3hmmj
>
> 4) On DR Congo-Uganda border:
> http://tinyurl.com/2c5ck
>
> Explanation?
>
> From June 1st N of Equator starts summer, S of Equator starts
> winter
> Each N-S boundary about also marks a time zone boundary
> so W of the line is one hour behind E of the line.
>
> So if you stand in
> Columbia N of equator at 00.30 am Columbian time it's summer
> Columbia S of equator at 00.30 am Columbian time it's winter
> Brazil N of equator at 00.30 am Columbian time it's spring
> Brazil S of equator at 00.30 am Columbian time it's fall
>
> How about that?
>
> The bad news are that all four points seems hard to reach.
>
> Jesper
>
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