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Farthest South
Farthest South (sometimes stated as Furthest South), describes the most southerly latitude achieved by man before the conquest of the South Pole rendered the term obsolete.
I love stuff like this.
My own personal Farthest South is probably Lima. Farthest North is probably Andoya, Norway. I could confirm, but that would make this post harder than I care to make it.
Me:
Farthest South: Bangkok, Thailand
Farthest North: Elgin, Scotland
Guess there is no Farthest West & Farthest East.
May 2nd, 2008 at 10:39 amGo to Google Maps and search for your target location. Then paste this line into your browser’s location/url field:
javascript:alert(window.gApplication.getMap().getCenter());
You’ll get long/lat detail.
May 2nd, 2008 at 11:04 amThat’s some mighty scriptfoolery!
I was way off on personal Farthest South: Johannesburg, SA (26 S). A little farther south than Miami is north. Lima is only around 10 S. My sense of South is weak.
My sense of North is much more refined: Andoya 69 N.
May 3rd, 2008 at 12:33 amI’ve been to Key West and Minneapolis.
What do I win?
May 3rd, 2008 at 1:25 am..I processed a book today with the title “Most Southern Place on Earth:the Mississippi Delta and the roots of regional identity”.. so we’ve all been farther south
May 6th, 2008 at 2:38 pm