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Why is anyone quoting a publication that is 59 years old (published in 1953) anyway, way before the existence of the independent country of Mozambique? I could also quote anyone who is obviously incorrect, but would that make it factual? Has anyone looked at a map lately? Backspace ( talk) 18:30, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
That's what several websites claim, such as The Encyclopedia of Earth. However, the narrowest point is actually further north, between coordinates 15.0084° East, 40.7708° South (Mozambique) and 16.1979° East, 44.4414° South (Madagascar). The (ellipsoidal) distance between these points is 419.3 km. I'm going to change the article accordingly.
About tools: I trust Google Maps to find the coordinates of points on the earth, but use a proper geodetic calculator to calculate the distance between them. Herbee ( talk) 12:25, 25 May 2014 (UTC)
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Why is anyone quoting a publication that is 59 years old (published in 1953) anyway, way before the existence of the independent country of Mozambique? I could also quote anyone who is obviously incorrect, but would that make it factual? Has anyone looked at a map lately? Backspace ( talk) 18:30, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
That's what several websites claim, such as The Encyclopedia of Earth. However, the narrowest point is actually further north, between coordinates 15.0084° East, 40.7708° South (Mozambique) and 16.1979° East, 44.4414° South (Madagascar). The (ellipsoidal) distance between these points is 419.3 km. I'm going to change the article accordingly.
About tools: I trust Google Maps to find the coordinates of points on the earth, but use a proper geodetic calculator to calculate the distance between them. Herbee ( talk) 12:25, 25 May 2014 (UTC)