The precise location of each degree confluence uses the WGS 84 horizontal datum, and visitors to degree confluences almost always make use of GNSS receivers. For a successful visit, the visitor must get within 100 metres of the confluence point, and post a narrative and several photographs to the project website. A visit, or attempted visit, which does not conform to these rules may still be recorded on the website as an incomplete visit. The project encourages visits to degree confluences which have been visited previously, and many confluence points - especially in non-remote regions of developed nations - have been visited several times.
The total number of degree confluences is 64,442,[1] of which 21,543 are on land, 38,409 on water, and 4,490 on the Antarctic and Arctic ice caps.[2] The project categorizes degree confluences as either primary or secondary. A confluence is primary only if it is on land or within sight of land. In addition, at latitudes greater than 48o only some points are designated primary because confluences crowd together near the poles.[3] Both primary and secondary confluences may be visited and recorded.
In addition the visits of certain special geographical locations can also be reported (special visits) - for example:
The project was started by Alex Jarrett in February 1996 because he "liked the idea of visiting a location represented by a round number such as 43°00'00"N72°00'00"W. What would be there? Would other people have recognized this as a unique spot?"[4]
As of February 2022, 6593 (40.33%) of 16,349 primary confluences have been visited, covering 195 countries and territories.[5]
Milestones
First degree confluence visit posted to the website: 43°N72°W / 43°N 72°W / 43; -72 (First DCP entry) in New Hampshire, USA by Alex Jarrett (project founder) and Peter Cline on February 20, 1996. (Note that some degree confluence visits that pre-date this visit have since been posted on the project's website.)
degree, confluence, project, world, wide, based, volunteer, project, which, aims, have, people, visit, each, integer, degree, intersections, latitude, longitude, earth, posting, photographs, narrative, each, visit, online, project, describes, itself, organized. The Degree Confluence Project is a World Wide Web based all volunteer project which aims to have people visit each of the integer degree intersections of latitude and longitude on Earth posting photographs and a narrative of each visit online The project describes itself as an organized sampling of the world A GPS unit at confluence 53N 0 in Lincolnshire England Contents 1 Requirements 2 History 3 Milestones 4 See also 5 Notes 6 External linksRequirements EditThe precise location of each degree confluence uses the WGS 84 horizontal datum and visitors to degree confluences almost always make use of GNSS receivers For a successful visit the visitor must get within 100 metres of the confluence point and post a narrative and several photographs to the project website A visit or attempted visit which does not conform to these rules may still be recorded on the website as an incomplete visit The project encourages visits to degree confluences which have been visited previously and many confluence points especially in non remote regions of developed nations have been visited several times The total number of degree confluences is 64 442 1 of which 21 543 are on land 38 409 on water and 4 490 on the Antarctic and Arctic ice caps 2 The project categorizes degree confluences as either primary or secondary A confluence is primary only if it is on land or within sight of land In addition at latitudes greater than 48o only some points are designated primary because confluences crowd together near the poles 3 Both primary and secondary confluences may be visited and recorded In addition the visits of certain special geographical locations can also be reported special visits for example Middle of the World monument 0 78 27 08 W centers of continents Royal Greenwich ObservatoryHistory EditThe project was started by Alex Jarrett in February 1996 because he liked the idea of visiting a location represented by a round number such as 43 00 00 N 72 00 00 W What would be there Would other people have recognized this as a unique spot 4 As of February 2022 6593 40 33 of 16 349 primary confluences have been visited covering 195 countries and territories 5 Milestones EditFirst degree confluence visit posted to the website 43 N 72 W 43 N 72 W 43 72 First DCP entry in New Hampshire USA by Alex Jarrett project founder and Peter Cline on February 20 1996 Note that some degree confluence visits that pre date this visit have since been posted on the project s website Highest confluence 33 N 80 E 33 N 80 E 33 80 Highest confluence in Kuba Tibet China at 19 143 feet 5 835 m first visited by Greg Michaels and Robert Whitfield on May 29 2005 Lowest confluence 30 N 27 E 30 N 27 E 30 27 Lowest confluence in Matruh Egypt at 255 feet 78 m first visited by Dave Morrison Steve Price and Tony Carlisle on December 4 2004 See also EditGeocaching Geograph Britain and Ireland Geo wikiNotes Edit Latitude lines 89 N to 89 S 179 multiplied by 360 of longitude 360 plus the two poles 2 179 360 2 64 442 Classifications as of August 4 2007 Poles Problem Project History DCP Project Statistics 2020 External links EditDegree Confluence Project website Grist article on project 2 Oct 2012 Westminster Massachusetts Confluence Project Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Degree Confluence Project amp oldid 1116272040, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
