Advances in technology coupled with the constant shifting of land has rendered many famous locations are actually in the wrong place. Ecuador’s “Middle of the World,” the meeting point of the 4 hemispheres is nearly 800 feet south of the monument. In Brazil, there is a marker for the central point of South America. However GPS has shows the true center is 45 kilometers away.



Pretty interesting stuff. I wonder what you should do when learning that a monument, a public attraction for decades, is in the wrong spot?

In the 20th century, many geographic center points were determined using the center-of-gravity method: The region was mapped out on a piece of cardboard, which was then cut in the shape of the outline and placed on the head of a pin to see at what point it balances perfectly.

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