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Subject:        Re: Geographic Center of Africa
Date:   Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:54:54 GMT
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Some years ago I had computed it to be at 18.710 E, 6.149 N.  This computation included the island of Madagascar.

The closest town on mapquest.co.uk appears to be Dekoa, Central African Republic.
It does not appear the town itself, or any other town, makes any such claim.

http://www.ussalaric.org/cc/cc0205.htm.


Joe McCollum

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