Sunday, May 13, 2012

Distance In Degrees

South Pole
Antarctica

They were literally inching towards the bottom of the earth in a journey across Antarctica. It’s fascinating to have a glimpse of the team pulled by the dogs creeping down the lines of the globe as Will wrote on December 4, Day 13: “When we made camp last night, we were at 87°14’, today, after traveling 25 miles, we estimate we’re at 87°35’. Sometime tomorrow we should cross south of 88°. The miles and the degrees just keep ticking by.”

At the South Pole, you measure distance in degrees and at the right spot, circle the earth in a few steps….

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