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Speculation on TAR16 *no wish-lists please*
Chateau d If:
I also like the reference to Hoopties.
I'm banking on this until we get something that says no.
Hooky:
--- Quote from: Dån (cdfe88) on January 13, 2010, 11:57:51 PM ---
--- Quote from: RichInSydney on January 13, 2010, 03:37:26 PM ---The route that has been spoilt so far doesn't really allow a leg in Oceania (which is not a continent btw)
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Under some models Oceania is considered a continent (in Spanish, in English it's "Australia"). It varies depending which one they teach in schools. Some models consider both North America & South America as the same continent. So the 5-continent supposition could be true depending on how you divide the continents.
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By now we know what criteria the producers use to decide whether a landmass is a continent or not. The model they are using is one where Australia and the islands of the Pacific are considered one continent, and North America/South America are considered two separate continents. This is proven by the number of continents they have stated that each season would visit, and is the usual interpretation taken in the U.S. So there shouldn't be a dispute over interpretation of continental boundaries IF the information came from someone from the United States.
For me personally, Australia and the islands of the Pacific can be collectively referred to as one continent - Oceania or Australia. Either name works.
apskip:
Hooky,
An excellent and lucid summary of the geography involved. Thanks.
theschnauzers:
One question about the time zones and those tweets. Is Daylight Savings Time in the Southern Hemisphere being taken into account? And as is the case between North America and Europe, the periods countries observe DST vary.
Neobie:
--- Quote from: theschnauzers on January 14, 2010, 05:25:36 PM ---One question about the time zones and those tweets. Is Daylight Savings Time in the Southern Hemisphere being taken into account? And as is the case between North America and Europe, the periods countries observe DST vary.
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Let me work this one over again. Both Paraguay and Uruguay were on Daylight Savings Time in December, putting them at -3 and -2 GMT respectively. I noted that the Twitter postings were from "seven hours ago" as I posted at 1.33pm RFF time (EST or -5 GMT), meaning that the tweets came in at around 8.33am in Asuncion. The Twitter timestamps were five hours behind, putting it at -8 GMT, or PST.
As Valor Boreal notes, there is a gap between the Asuncion and Montevideo tweets at 8.34am and 1.03pm (both local time), corresponding to the flight scheduled from 9.20am to 12.05pm (both local time as well). Amy knows the flight schedules. If this is a hoax it's not going to be too easy to disprove...
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