In what country do you live?

[TOG]

Actually, the center of the world is in the middle of the ocean, but Ghana is the closest country. That's only on the surface, of course. The center of the earth has two access points - one volcano in Iceland and another one in Italy.

The TOG​

 

[Nick]

Actually, the center of the world is in the middle of the ocean, but Ghana is the closest country. That's only on the surface, of course. The center of the earth has two access points - one volcano in Iceland and another one in Italy.

The TOG​

Wouldn't it be at GMT, if indeed there was a centre?

 

[TOG]

Wouldn't it be at GMT, if indeed there was a centre?

It is. 0 degrees latitude and 0 degrees longitude is just south east of the southern-most tip of the coast of Ghana. ("Just" being about 570 km / 350 miles.)

The TOG​

 

[Nick]

It is. 0 degrees latitude and 0 degrees longitude is just south east of the southern-most tip of the coast of Ghana. ("Just" being about 570 km / 350 miles.)

The TOG​

Actually, yeah that's fair enough.

 

[Claudya]

Actually, the center of the world is in Ohio. That's a bit shocking.

 

[agua.]

We are on a ball (sort of) and up/down or top/bottom are determined by gravity so where is the bottom of the world?

Directly below its back.

 

[Nick]

Found this on YouTube from some tourists recent Sydney trip. It's pretty cool, but it doesn't do Sydney justice as it's so diverse. 12,000 square kilometres of diverse.

 

[Claudya]

Found this on YouTube from some tourists recent Sydney trip. It's pretty cool, but it doesn't do Sydney justice as it's so diverse. 12,000 square kilometres of diverse.

Love that pedestrian sign at 0:28.

The video is the typical stuff tourists shoot pictures/ movies of. Okay the music of that video was even worse than the music of the video that I posted in this thread. But it's still and awesome video.

 

[jay55]

Nice how you mention that it is 2-1/2 times the size of Texas. Those of us that are not Texan love it when this happens as we know how those Texans are about size. :tongue

From The province of BC (in Canada) - I believe about 3x the size of Texas

 

[Nick]

I now come from the most 'socially advanced' country in the world. lol

A late April fool's day joke?

:D

 

[agua.]

I think the news is playing jokes on us. I just cannot see how this little island i live on is recognised as the most 'socially advanced' in the world. LOL.

If NZ is anything like AUS maybe they mean the most "social security advanced ". We are a bit of a welfare society. lol

 

[agua.]

Social Progress Imperative, a think-tank based in Washington, has ranked New Zealand as the number one nation out of 130 countries. New Zealand bested other countries based on 54 social progress indicators including personal rights and freedoms

Cool ^5 Dan.... I think .

 

[Nick]

Ok, the best I can do for describing the area of Sydney in which I live http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Suburbs
Love the parks and greenery!