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I went to  http://terraserver.com
and then found mecca.  I'm sending it to you
individually rather than post the jpg file.  There
was an apology for the "watermark" which
seems caused by my browser (IE 5.5).

Roger

----- Original Message -----
From  "R.H. van Gent" 
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Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 6:45 PM
Subject: [NAV-L] Mecca


> Dear all,
>
> I hope that my query will not be too much out of place on this list but
> I would be most grateful if anyone could help me on this matter.
>
> As most list members will know the Kabah of Mecca (Saudi Arabia)
> represents the geographical centre of the Islamic world and its exact
> position with respect to Greenwich would seem to be exactly known. I
> know that up to fairly recent times this was not so due to the fact that
> the city of Mecca was (and still is) forbidden territory for
> non-Muslims, making it virtually impossible for European surveyors to
> determine its position with any exactitude.
>
> Modern encyclopaedias, atlases and internet gazetteers all give its
> position as 21 degree 27 minutes North and 39 degree 49 minutes East of
> Greenwich but do not specify for which part of Mecca this refers to. Can
> anyone on this list quote more precise figures for the geographical
> position of the Kabah of Mecca, preferably with a reference, or direct
> me to sources that can provide me with this information?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
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