Monday, December 23, 2013

Maps on Monday



A map of the world showing the only land areas (in green) which also have land on the exact opposite side of the globe - at their antipodes.

The amazing thing is that almost all land areas (the ones shaded dark blue) are opposite oceans. Is this purely to be expected on a planet where water covers more than 70% of the surface? Or is there more to it than that? Who can do the math?

Thanks to @Amazing_Maps on Twitter for the map.


6 comments:

Baydog said...

Tillerman, 'Who is that Guy?' is another post from a long time ago. We still have no idea about 'Who is this?' Is it Cris P. Bacon? Funny how many food posts I 'made' you write!!

Tillerman said...

No, it's not the Laser sailor, Cris P. Bacon, whom I blogged about once. But the mystery sailor is very fond of bacon sandwiches and mentions them often on his blog.

Tillerman said...

He also likes gin, and blogs about it.

Baydog said...

Well, I must find this blog. I mean, gin and bacon?

Tillerman said...

You would like his blog. He almost always writes about the food and drink he consumes at every sailing event he goes to.

Anonymous said...

aha, its Tillerman!

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