Monday, 18 May 2015

What's on the other side of the ocean?

This is a seriously cool map. It shows what you would 'see' if you could see the first major land mass directly east or directly west from the shores of North America.  I particularly like the 'view' from Argentina and southern Chile.


Click through on the link below for a larger version.

Map by Eric Odenheimer (I've not been able to chase down the actual original posting and I'm not at all sure which Eric Odenheimer is actually responsible for the map).

http://mentalfloss.com/article/57677/whats-other-side-ocean?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=atlasobscura

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