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This was known as running down a westing if westbound, or easting if eastbound. [2] In Farley Mowat's book Westviking, he gives examples from the Norse Sagas of Vikings using this practice to hop reliably from Norway to the Faroes, then Iceland, then Greenland, then North America, and then back to Ireland, with very primitive instruments.
Detail of nautical chart of Paita, Peru, showing the telegraphic longitude determination made in 1884 [102] The U.S. Navy expanded the web into the West Indies and Central and South America in four expeditions in the years 1874–90. One series of observations linked Key West, Florida with the West Indies and Panama City. [103]
The Westing Game is a mystery book written by Ellen Raskin and published by Dutton on May 1, 1978. [1] It won the Newbery Medal recognizing the year's most distinguished contribution to American children's literature. [2] The Westing Game was ranked number nine all-time among children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal in ...
The area is divided into 100 km squares, each of which is denoted by a two-letter code. Within each 100 km square, a numerical grid reference is used. Since the Eastings and Northings are one kilometre apart, a combination of a Northing and an Easting will give a four-digit grid reference describing a one-kilometre square on the ground.
The book received mostly positive reviews from critics. [3] On Book Marks, from eight critics: five "rave", two "positive", and one "mixed". [4]In a positive review, writing for The New York Times, writer Tayari Jones stated that the book was an "insightful, ambitious and moving project" that combined many forms of literary technique including history, literary criticism, journalism, and memoir.
This consists of up to 2 digits (6-degree longitude UTM zone) for West to East, followed by a letter (8-degree latitude band) from South to North; in this example, "18S". [10] [11] 100,000-meter (100 km) Square Identification; for regional areas. This consists of two letters, the first West to East, the second South to North; in this example, "UJ".
The latitude ranges for the Roaring Forties and similar winds are not consistent: all shift towards the South Pole in the southern summer, and towards the Equator in the southern winter. [2] Wellington , the capital of New Zealand, is known as "Windy Welly" because it is one of the few cities situated in these gusty latitudes.
The more distant hemisphere is projected above the north pole and below the south pole. The equator bisects Africa, crosses South America and then continues onto the complete outer boundary of the projection; the top and bottom edges and the right and left edges must be identified (i.e. they represent the same lines on the globe).