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Board » General Discussion » weather southly 70º?

Posted by StuArt Posts 118 Registered at 2008-11-15 22:03:54	2009-03-06 13:44:50 - weather southly 70º?
	My great circle to the Hoorn touches 70.5º south - the SOL-weather seems to end at 70º. In google earth I can see that the northern tip of the ice edge is around 72º south. Can you please add another 1 or 2 degrees weather? Otherwise I have to choice a longer way than needed. Thanks Stu
Posted by K3 (Bernd) Posts 130 Registered at 2008-08-25 12:34:07	2009-03-06 22:12:29 - Re: weather southly 70º?
	I have the same problem but i think it wouldn't be fair to the northern ones to change the edge of the virtual sea now. ciao Bernd
Posted by jakob Posts 364 Registered at 2007-09-04 10:05:30	2009-03-07 06:05:56 - Re: weather southly 70º?
	No sailing is allowed below -70° ...one of the guys behind the game...
Posted by NZL_PaulR Posts 311 Registered at 2008-07-22 12:21:30	2009-03-07 08:08:37 - Re: weather southly 70º?
	Jakob: That could be considered sad for you and all the other northern europeans who, whilst experienced at seeing the Northern Lights and the sun not setting in the Artic Circle, may feel disappointed at not seeing the Southern Lights and the Antartic Circle, not to mention all the penquins, unique to the Southern Ocean. Just pondering you understand !! LOL. Cheers If it breaks, it's not strong enough!
Posted by StuArt Posts 118 Registered at 2008-11-15 22:03:54	2009-03-07 08:47:27 - Re: weather southly 70º?
	@K3: true. I didn't want to take advantage But in fact the shortest way of everybody would have been through the ice
Posted by jakob Posts 364 Registered at 2007-09-04 10:05:30	2009-03-07 10:18:01 - Re: weather southly 70º?
	...one of the guys behind the game...

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