Wednesday, August 5, 2020

LATITUDE 37.8136° S


Random Fact. Melbourne is on Latitude -37.8136.  Thought it would be interesting to see what other cities share the same latitude, give or take a few degrees.  One of the closest is Tandil, Argentina.  One of its claims to fame is the Moving Rock, a large boulder that miraculously teetered on the edge of a rocky hill. Glass bottles placed beneath the boulder smashed when it moved. The boulder teetered a tad too far in February 1912 and split into two pieces at the bottom of the hill. A replica has been installed. No teetering though.  We don't have a Moving Rock in Melbourne but we do have Hanging Rock close by.  

If anyone from Tandil, Argentina sees this post give us a wave. 






1 comment:

  1. Makes me wonder what other places are on our latitude. Clearly an African city would be, or a village at least.

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