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Longest Straight Line Paths on Water or Land on the Earth (2018)
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Anduia
· 2026-08-30 Sun 12:06 UTC ·
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If you are talking about the trail from Cape Town to Vladivostok, that one is not a straight line.
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evanb
· 2026-08-30 Sun 12:33 UTC ·
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They aren't, as clicking through on a sibling's link demonstrates. Moreover, Senegal is nowhere near Cape Town.
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ahazred8ta
· 2026-08-30 Sun 16:18 UTC ·
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In passing,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Salopek
is walking from Ethiopia to Tierra del Fuego, tracing the path of human migration out of Africa. Walking the coast, not a straight line.