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Old 10th Jul 2009, 00:22
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stillalbatross: Because you're in Brian Abraham's "VMC bubble": You'll see the high ground well before getting dangerously close to it.

Dingo: I'm not aware of any evidence about a left turn at the Byrd Reporting Point (or somewhere thereabouts).

PS: Here's the current version of the chart.

http://ortho.linz.govt.nz/antarctic/RossSeaRegions.jpg


If you look at both the main chart and the inset, it is clear that a track from Cape Hallett to McMurdo Station crosses Ross Island. But what if you only have the inset?
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