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Seb146 From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 9834 posts, RR: 17
Posted (9 years 8 months 2 weeks 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 619 times:

We went to Lincoln City yesterday and crossed the 45th parallel which is half way between the Equator and the North Pole. On most major north-south highways in Oregon, there is a sign pointing it out. Do they have a sign in your country?

GO CANUCKS!!

GO CANUCKS GO!!

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Jwenting From Netherlands, joined Apr 2001, 10213 posts, RR: 21
Reply 1, posted (9 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 556 times:

They have a big one in Korea. It's called the DMZ and is marked with trenches, minefields, barbed wires, bunkers and about a million soldiers.

I wish I were flying

B747forlife From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 392 posts, RR: 3
Reply 2, posted (9 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 544 times:

Jwenting - Actually the Korean DMZ is along the 38th parallel.

-Nick

Delta-flyer From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 2676 posts, RR: 7
Reply 3, posted (9 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 542 times:

I seem to recall when I was a kid (40 years ago, or so) traveling through New Hampshire - they billed themselves "Half way between the north pole and the equator"

Pete

PHX-LJU From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 4, posted (9 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 536 times:

Here is a webiste listing the known 45th parallel monuments in Europe and Asia...
http://www.wurlington-bros.com/45th/EAsia.html
(I've seen one Croatia, but it wasn't one of these)

...and in North America:
http://www.wurlington-bros.com/45th/NAmer.html

I guess this is the one you saw near Lincoln City:

BlatantEcho From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 1870 posts, RR: 1
Reply 5, posted (9 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 532 times:

whoa, I see that sign all the time driving up 1-5 from Eugene.

Go 45th parallel Go!

George

They're not handing trophies out today

EGGD From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2001, 12426 posts, RR: 40
Reply 6, posted (9 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 527 times:

Never heard of it..

I always assumed it was called the 'tropic of cancer/tropic of capricorn' depending on which hemisphere you are in...

I have however, been to the equator over in Kenya Smile/happy/getting dizzy

. The sign says 'Jambo! Equator!' with the elevation etc on it, I have a picture of it somewhere but I can't be bothered to find it Big grin

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