Difference between revisions of "The Bottom, Netherlands"

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   | lon= -63
 
   | lon= -63
 
   | nw = [[Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands]]
 
   | nw = [[Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands]]
   | n  = [[Cul de Sac, Netherlands Antilles|Cul de Sac]]
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   | n  = [[Philipsburg, Sint Maarten]]
   | ne = [[18,-62]]
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   | ne = [[East End, Anguilla]]
 
   | w  = [[Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands]]
 
   | w  = [[Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands]]
   | name = [[The Bottom, Netherlands Antilles|The Bottom]]
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   | name = [[The Bottom, Netherlands|The Bottom]]
 
   | e  = [[Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis]]
 
   | e  = [[Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis]]
 
   | sw = [[Caribbean Sea 16, -64|Caribbean Sea]]
 
   | sw = [[Caribbean Sea 16, -64|Caribbean Sea]]
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   | se = [[Plymouth, Montserrat]]
 
   | se = [[Plymouth, Montserrat]]
 
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This graticule is located at [[17,-63]]. [http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=17&long=-63&zoom=9&abs=-1 Today's location]
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This graticule is located at [[17,-63]]. It contains the island of Saba and a tiny sliver of Sint Eustatius. Most of the graticule is water; the odds of a hashpoint falling on land are about 0.1%. However, the graticule also contains both Sint Maarten's [https://naturefoundationsxm.org/preservation/marine-park/ Man of War Shoal Marine Park] and the [https://www.sabapark.org/marine_park/saba_bank/ Saba Bank National Park], both of which are prime diving spots and good locations to score the [[Underwater geohash achievement]].
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{{Today's location|lat=17|lon=-63}}
  
 
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[[Category:Inactive graticules]] [[Category:Netherlands]]

Latest revision as of 13:03, 11 September 2023

Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Philipsburg, Sint Maarten East End, Anguilla
Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands The Bottom Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Caribbean Sea Caribbean Sea Plymouth, Montserrat

Today's location: not yet announced

This graticule is located at 17,-63. It contains the island of Saba and a tiny sliver of Sint Eustatius. Most of the graticule is water; the odds of a hashpoint falling on land are about 0.1%. However, the graticule also contains both Sint Maarten's Man of War Shoal Marine Park and the Saba Bank National Park, both of which are prime diving spots and good locations to score the Underwater geohash achievement.

Today's location