Re: The Flat Earth?

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From: Richard A. Schumacher
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 1995 00:00

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In <O1iblelgYjV9079yn@calvados.apna.org.au> shelter@calvados.apana.org.au (Madhudvisa) writes:


>   This is a lot better because it makes the whole Northern Hemisphere
>   exactly as we have observed it... Things only get tricky when you
>   go "down under". We now have a North Pole exactly as we have
>   observed it and we also have a South Pole -- which is no longer a
>   point but a rugged icey mountainous region surrounding the whole
>   planet. If you think about it there hasn't been so much exploration
>   down there -- there's really no reason to go there. There are some
>   Antarctic weather and research stations down there but that's about
>   it.

This is a troll, right? The South Pole has been continuously occupied
since 1958. It's the _North_ Pole which is only occasionally visited.

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From: schumach@convex.com (Richard A. Schumacher)
Subject: Re: The Flat Earth?
Date: 1995/04/21
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