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Capt. Mooron
 
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Default Another question for the truly nautical . . .

Correct.... I was under the impression it was a few days of sunset and
sunrise.... but there is only one complete sunrise and one complete sunset
per year..... I lost a bet on that one..... care to guess the dates? ;-)

CM


"Michael" wrote in message
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| I'm tempted to say one. But I fear there's a trick to this. Is it one
day
| of six months and one night of six months or between the two light and
dark
| periods might there be a few ...'days' of sunrise/sunset?
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| "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
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| Better Question Michael.... how many sunsets are there at the North Pole
| in
| one year?
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| CM
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| "Michael" wrote in message
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| | Almost Exactamente! 'the time has to be 1200 Z for it too work. For
| those
| | of you who don't know navigation when it's exactly noon at Greenwich
for
| | that infinitesimal time period it's the same date everywhere in the
| world.
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| | Next question. Name the three major 'crossing the line' ceremonies.
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| Getting your face slapped when you cross the line with your new
| girlfriend!
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