Lakes and Oceans



Randall Munroe's xkcd comic today is a chart showing the relative depths of lakes and ocean features. It's best seen at full size. In the small detail shown here, the bow and stern belong to the Titanic. What surprised me the most was the depth of the Deepwater Horizon oil well. Also, check out what James Cameron found in his recent trip to the Challenger Deep. Hover over the original comic for the punchline. Link -via Laughing Squid

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Related to the Dalhart distance, Key West is 432 miles away from Tallahassee, which means the capitals of Cuba (115 mi) and The Bahamas (272 mi) are closer than the state capital. Key West is also closer to British territory - the Cayman Islands are 363 miles away - and Mexico - Cancún is 406 miles away - than the state capital. Distances measured as great circle distances from airport to airport.
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