What does a random place on Earth look like?
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What does a Random Place on Earth Look Like? Let’s ask the data! Hjalmar Gislason, VP of Data @hjalli / @qlik
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What does a Random Placeon Earth Look Like?
Let’s ask the data!
Hjalmar Gislason, VP of Data@hjalli / @qlik
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Image: NASA
@stuckincustoms on Flickr
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@kkoshy on Flickr
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From: Wolfram MathWorld
Five Random Points
LATITUDE LONGITUDE
Point #1: -11.57648598 -147.104104
Point #2: 36.39272192 15.24576048
Point #3: -15.79660947 -15.32783472
Point #4: -7.39762107 130.9382905
Point #5: 21.31180918 142.2912205
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confluence.org
First random place (ocean)
@aliradford on Flickr
In fact all five
LATITUDE LONGITUDE
Point #1: -12 -147 279 km from land
Point #2: 36 15 42 km from land
Point #3: -16 -15 889 km from land
Point #4: -7 131 43 km from land
Point #5: 21 142 382 km from land
LATITUDE LONGITUDE…
Point #6: 47 1Point #7: -20 168Point #8: 20 113Point #9: 56 160
Point #10: 20 15Point #11: 1 -175Point #12: -32 162Point #13: -56 -123Point #14: 46 -95Point #15: -57 -120Point #16: 68 -132Point #17: -16 62Point #18: -54 -41Point #19: 33 -108Point #20: 6 94Point #21: -11 129Point #22: 14 154Point #23: 28 62Point #24: 0 -65Point #25: 1 -52
#6 FieldNear Saint-Flovier, France
#9 ForestKamchatka, Russia
#10 Sahara desertNiger, near Libyan borber
#14 Some guy’s shedMinnesota, USA
#16 Lake areaNorthwest Territories, Canada
LATITUDE LONGITUDEPoint #1: -12 -147 279 km from landPoint #2: 36 15 42 km from landPoint #3: -16 -15 889 km from landPoint #4: -7 131 43 km from landPoint #5: 21 142 382 km from landPoint #6: 47 1 Near Saint-Flovier, FrancePoint #7: -20 168 214 km from landPoint #8: 20 113 176 km from landPoint #9: 56 160 Forest in Kamchatka, Russia
Point #10: 20 15 Sahara in Niger, near Libyan borderPoint #11: 1 -175 183 km from landPoint #12: -32 162 280 km from landPoint #13: -56 -123 1920 km from landPoint #14: 46 -95 Some guy's shed, Minnesota, USAPoint #15: -57 -120 1811 km from landPoint #16: 68 -132 Lake area, Northwest Territories, CanadaPoint #17: -16 62 433 km from landPoint #18: -54 -41 181 km from landPoint #19: 33 -108 Ranch-land, New Mexico, USAPoint #20: 6 94 86 km from landPoint #21: -11 129 134 km from landPoint #22: 14 154 643 km from landPoint #23: 28 62 SE Iran, near PakistanPoint #24: 0 -45 140 km from landPoint #25: 1 -52 Amazon rain forest, BrazilPoint #26: -83 -5 AntarcticaPoint #27: -20 -138 210 km from landPoint #28: -1 134 Forest in New Guinea
#19 Ranch-landNew Mexico, USA
#28 ForestNew Guinea
