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>From: [log in to unmask]
>Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 13:48:00 -0800
>Subject: Re: oceanic point furthest from continental land
 
 
Alice,
 
          U.S. State Dept., Law of the Sea conference maps reduce the
          problem somewhat by extending boundaries from all oceanic
          possessions--whether they're visible at 1:30,000,000 or not.
          you could then eyeball the (unclaimed) gap. if more
          refinement is needed, repeat operation on DCW for exact
          coordinates, but this should work to +/- 1 degree.
 
          if sheets are not in your map collection, they were also
          issued in report form by State Dept., I believe.
 
           LC
 
 
 
 
 
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     OK--Challenge from a user at NOAA of all places. Any ideas folks?
 
     [e.g....strangest question? no?]
 
 
     Or...the real stumper, furthest from ANY surface landform [e.g., an
     island]
 
     Alice Hudson
     Map Division, NYPL
 
 
 
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>Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 16:26:51 -0500
>From: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: oceanic point furthest from continental land
 
 
a:  SE South Pacific, somewhere in the lower 40's lat.
 
b:  SE South Atlantic or Indian Ocean; somewheres in the lower 40's would be
my guess - closer to Australia.  There's a couple of small rocks out there -
I'd need the charts to make sure