Wednesday 8 August 2012

Geocaching the world.


When I first saw this website, I was so moved by it..by the concept. Not the actual doing of it, but..here were all of these people from all over the world, participating in this 'thing' that really means nothing, and yet, encompasses the whole world. No compensation, no arm twisting..just people being involved in their world..their whole entire fucking world.






http://confluence.org/   is the site address.....

 the Degree Confluence ProjectThe goal of the project is to visit each of the latitude and longitude integer degree intersections in the world, and to take pictures at each location. The pictures, and stories about the visits, will then be posted here.

overview
The project is an organized sampling of the world. There is a confluence within 49 miles (79 km) of you if you're on the surface of Earth. We've discounted confluences in the oceans and some near the poles, but there are still 10,209 to be found.

You're invited to help by photographing any one of these places. Read the Information pages, and contact us if you have questions.

Uruguay is complete
Milton Teuner on a bike trip from Brazil, has visited 32S 55W, and complete Uruguay's confluences

patience really is a virtue
It only took three years of planning, and three attempts, but finally Cameron Hart conquered the elusive 15S-128E.

Older news...

18 newest confluence visits Newest Confluence Visits RSS feed (view on Google Maps)

The date the confluence is posted to the site is used to determine the newest confluence visits.
28°S 65°W preview image28°S 65°W
7.5 km (4.7 miles) WSW of Pozancón, Santiago del Estero, Argentina
[07-Aug-12]
28°S 67°W preview image28°S 67°W
30.1 km (18.7 miles) ESE of San Antonio, Catamarca, Argentina
[07-Aug-12]
28°S 68°W preview image28°S 68°W
18.0 km (11.2 miles) ENE of Tambillo, Catamarca, Argentina
[incomplete] [07-Aug-12]
1°N 60°W preview image1°N 60°W
5.9 km (3.7 miles) SSE of Trindade, Roraima, Brazil
[07-Aug-12]
5°S 38°W preview image5°S 38°W
7.6 km (4.7 miles) WNW of Alto do Bagre, Ceará, Brazil
[07-Aug-12]
32°S 55°W preview image32°S 55°W
6.0 km (3.7 miles) SE of Poblado San Ramón, Tacuarembó, Uruguay
[07-Aug-12]
27°S 65°W preview image27°S 65°W
3.8 km (2.4 miles) WNW of Árbol Solo, Tucumán, Argentina
[07-Aug-12]
22°S 29°E preview image22°S 29°E
22.1 km (13.7 miles) SE of Semolale, Central, Botswana
[06-Aug-12]
53°N 53°E preview image53°N 53°E
1.7 km (1.1 miles) SSE of Zhdamirovka, Orenburgskaya oblast', Russia
[secondary] [04-Aug-12]
53°N 54°E preview image53°N 54°E
4.4 km (2.7 miles) WSW of Romanovka, Orenburgskaya oblast', Russia
[04-Aug-12]
50°N 123°W preview image50°N 123°W
10.0 km (6.2 miles) SSE of Sproatt, BC, Canada
[02-Aug-12]
22°S 18°E preview image22°S 18°E
22.6 km (14.0 miles) ENE of Ondahaka, Khomas, Namibia
[01-Aug-12]
18°N 16°W preview image18°N 16°W
10.0 km (6.2 miles) SSW of Nouakchott, Trarza, Mauritania
[01-Aug-12]
57°N 38°E preview image57°N 38°E
2.7 km (1.7 miles) NE of Polozhilovo, Tverskaya oblast', Russia
[secondary] [29-Jul-12]
59°N 39°E preview image59°N 39°E
0.4 km (0.2 miles) S of Pegusha, Vologodskaya oblast', Russia
[29-Jul-12]
61°N 37°E preview image61°N 37°E
11.8 km (7.3 miles) NE of Belyy Ruchey, Vologodskaya oblast', Russia
[29-Jul-12]
30°S 130°E preview image30°S 130°E
78.8 km (48.9 miles) NNW of Cook, SA, Australia
[28-Jul-12]
60°N 30°E preview image60°N 30°E
0.4 km (0.2 miles) SSW of Lisiy Nos, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
[28-Jul-12]





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