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I submitted this question earlier, prior to actual registration...... sorry if it comes up as a duplicate..... On the Island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean, what are the longitude and latitude coordinates if you went from the East Bay on the coast to the North Bay......

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Posted by Ed Johnson 1243 days and 23 hours ago.

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Ok, help me out here.

I am an expert at polar coordinates. However, I am not able to find East Bay or North Bay on my map that has St Helena. There are dozens and dozens of bays on the east and the north.

I need a little more in the realm of the reference points.

1243 days and 22 hours ago.

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Reply to Ed Johnson's Post: You may find this something to laugh at, Mr Johnson, but, it is for the Volvo contest and in it you reach the island of St Helena thru the coordinates of 1555S0542W..... from the point of Count Bay on the East Cape to the North Cape..... what direction would you be traveling....if you leave the area of Count Bay, do you first travel south, or east to go north by water. I have tried all combinations I can think of in the numbers given as clues, but I just can't get the right combination.... so, I turned to those in the know :)....Thank you.....

Posted by Ed Johnson 1243 days and 21 hours ago.

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Ok, I think I get it. let me go get some dinner and then I will get right on it.

15:55 South and 05:42 West

15:55 South is a latitude to point over land at 05:42 West,

You are traveling overland, south West.

If you are trying to get there by water, you have to first travel East and north, circle the northern end of the island and then cut south.

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Reply to Ed Johnson's Post: OK, so what would the coordinates be by going via water. Would it be 42--45 or something like 96-95? If we can get a rough figure we can do an accept.... if not, I can understand..... the L and L....

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I am not sure what you are asking.

Let me explain.

When you gave me the coordinates before, Plotted them on an acutal map of St. Helena. I then overlayed on the treasure map.

The first coordinate was a latitude line (the ones that go east to west around the globe), of 15' 55" South, because it is in the southern hemisphere.

Your clue was that it was leaving the area of Count Bay on the East Cape. I was able to find that spot on the map. It is where 15'55 first crosses land on the North East end of the Island.

The second clue was 05' 42" West at the intersect of the North Cape. On the Pirate Map that is toward the Left and about 1/3d the way to the North. When it is justapositioned with the overlay, that point is actual on the South West end of the Island.

I can not give you a coordinate of a route. I can give you spot coordinates and a heading. However there would be several lheadings.

I am not sure you are interpreting your instruction or clues correctly. Perhaps you can scan it and email it to me, or fax me the clue and instruction.

My email is visible to you.

My fax is: XXX-XXX-XXXX.

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