Subject: Re: 49th Parallel FunFacts<br/>
Date: Nov 27, 2001 @ 12:03<br/>
Author: bjbutler@bjbsoftware.com (bjbutler@...)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-1061275292">You&#39;re right.  My program reported &quot;crossings&quot; and &quot;zeros&quot; by<br/>
comparing adjacent monuments only.  I didn&#39;t think about the<br/>
significance of the zero as a possible crossing point.  Thanks for<br/>
noticing it.<br/>
<br/>
BJB<br/>
<br/>
<blockquote><span title="qreply"> --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., Anton Sherwood &lt;bronto@p...&gt; wrote:<br/>
&gt; bjbutler@b... wrote:<br/>
&gt; &gt; The &quot;49th parallel&quot; portion of theUS/Canada boundary<br/>
&gt; &gt; is marked by 1039 monuments and crosses the 49th parallel 15 times,<br/>
&gt; &gt; at locations between the following pairs of monuments<br/>
&gt; 	[...]<br/>
&gt; &gt; Monument 479   - N48°59&#39;58.96&quot;   W107°23&#39;17.47&quot;<br/>
&gt; &gt; Monument 480   - N49°00&#39;00.31&quot;   W107°21&#39;39.22&quot;<br/>
&gt; &gt; <br/>
&gt; &gt; Monument 752   - N48°59&#39;59.91&quot;   W98°58&#39;47.15&quot;<br/>
&gt; &gt; Monument 753   - N49°00&#39;00.04&quot;   W98°57&#39;27.78&quot;<br/>
&gt; 	[...]<br/>
&gt; &gt; Only one monument actually staddles the 49th parallel:<br/>
&gt; &gt; Monument 490   - N49°00&#39;00.00&quot;   W106°59&#39;06.45&quot;<br/>
&gt; <br/>
&gt; Isn&#39;t that a 16th crossing?  It is south of #480 and north of #752.<br/>
&gt; <br/>
&gt; -- <br/>
&gt; Anton Sherwood  --  <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.ogre.nu/">http://www.ogre.nu/</a> </span></blockquote></div>