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Methods of Transportation

Listed below are some examples of various forms of transportation used in making confluence visits. These are just some examples, not a complete listing, and only include successful visits. Within each category the visits are listed from newest to oldest.

If you are aware of methods of transportation that are not listed, contact your regional coordinator.

Auto rickshaw Automobile Bicycle Bus
Canoe Dive/Swim Scooter Dog Sled Fishboat
Float Plane Freighter Helicopter Hike
Horseback Kayak Motorboat Motorcycle
Raft Sailboat Skis Snowmachine
Snowshoes Submarine Swim Taxicab
Train Truck Tugboat Ultralight Aircraft
Walk Wheelchair

Auto rickshaw
25°N 83°E
2.5 km (1.6 miles) SW of Ahraurā, Uttar Pradesh, India
[16-Feb-03]
24°N 112°E
4.7 km (2.9 miles) NNW of Liangcun, Guangdong, China
[27-Oct-01]

Automobile
5°N 103°E
2.6 km (1.6 miles) SE of Kampong Mekan, Terengganu, Malaysia
[22-Apr-05]

Bicycle
29°S 25°E
8.9 km (5.5 miles) WNW of De Werf, Free State, South Africa
[26-Jul-04]
42°N 77°E
7.2 km (4.5 miles) S of Turasu, Yssyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan
[25-Jun-04]
38°S 73°W
4.8 km (3.0 miles) WSW of Guadaba, La Araucanía, Chile
[31-Mar-04]
50°N 126°W
36.0 km (22.4 miles) NNE of Gold River, BC, Canada
[08-Jun-02]

Bus
27°N 117°E
2.5 km (1.6 miles) NE of Xiyuan, Fujian, China
[05-Oct-03]

Canoe
50°N 125°W
17.0 km (10.6 miles) E of Campbell River, BC, Canada
[secondary] [09-Jun-02]
41°N 73°W
3.1 miles (5.0 km) NNE of Miller Place, Suffolk, NY, USA
[15-Jul-01]

Dive/Swim Scooter
70°N 22°E
47.9 km (29.8 miles) WNW of Alta, Troms, Norway
[30-Jul-06]

Dog Sled
63°N 109°W
34.0 km (21.1 miles) NNE of Reliance, NT, Canada
[18-Apr-05]

Fishboat
51°N 1°E
1.9 km (1.2 miles) S of Dymchurch, Kent, England, UK
[08-Apr-04]

Float Plane
54°N 95°W
15.7 km (9.7 miles) WNW of Island Lake, MB, Canada
[secondary] [15-Sep-04]
56°N 97°W
17.7 km (11.0 miles) W of Witchai Lake, MB, Canada
[31-Jul-05]

Freighter
35°S 57°W
36.5 km (22.7 miles) NE of Punta Indio, Buenos Aires, Argentina
[11-May-05]

Helicopter
32°N 47°E
4.0 km (2.5 miles) NNE of Qal`at Šabīb, Maysān, Iraq
[22-Oct-03]
34°N 43°E
24.1 km (15.0 miles) NNW of Jāsim al-Mutar, al-Anbār, Iraq
[16-Jul-03]
46°N 7°E
5.6 km (3.5 miles) S of Trient, Valais, Switzerland
[05-Jul-03]
60°N 113°W
50.1 km (31.1 miles) W of Bell Rock, NT, Canada
[secondary] [25-May-03]

Hike
44°N 115°W
14.8 miles (23.8 km) S of Stanley, ID, USA
[30-Jul-02]

Horseback
44°N 110°W
34.6 miles (55.7 km) S of Pahaska Teepee, Park, WY, USA
[03-Jul-03]
14°N 121°E
5.7 km (3.5 miles) ESE of Bosoboso, Southern Tagalog, Philippines
[27-May-01]

Kayak
49°N 123°W
in Boundary Bay, Whatcom, WA, USA
[02-Aug-04]
59°N 137°W
47.4 miles (76.4 km) SW of Wells, Haines, AK, USA
[secondary] [13-Jul-04]

Motorboat
54°N 3°W
7.5 km (4.7 miles) WSW of Heysham, Lancashire, England, UK
[08-Jun-04]
51°N 127°W
44.0 km (27.3 miles) NE of Port Hardy, BC, Canada
[14-Jul-02]
48°N 99°W
7.4 miles (11.9 km) WNW of St. Michael, Benson, ND, USA
[13-Jun-02]

Motorcycle
11°N 6°E
3.6 km (2.2 miles) W of Tungan Kawa, Niger, Nigeria
[31-Jul-05]
32°S 134°E
NE of Ceduna, SA, Australia
[04-Aug-01]

Raft
43°N 4°W
1.9 km (1.2 miles) S of Bustamante, Cantabria, Spain
[26-Apr-04]

Sailboat
80°N 14°E
39.4 km (24.5 miles) NE of Puddingen (Peak), Svalbard
[secondary] [15-Aug-04]
18°N 63°W
3.5 km (2.2 miles) E of Witte Kaap (Cape), St. Maartens, Netherlands Antilles
[13-Feb-04]
59°N 11°E
3.5 km (2.2 miles) SW of Skjærhalden, Hvaler, Østfold, Norway
[secondary] [13-Jul-00]

Skis
68°N 25°E
9.5 km (5.9 miles) NNW of Hanhimaa, Lappi, Finland
[secondary] [10-Apr-04]
60°N 9°E
27.9 km (17.4 miles) NE of Rjukan, Buskerud, Norway
[22-Feb-01]

Snowmachine
60°N 135°W
17.0 km (10.6 miles) N of Bennett, BC, Canada
[08-Mar-05]
78°N 14°E
9.2 km (5.7 miles) SW of Barentsburg, Svalbard
[secondary] [15-Mar-04]

Snowshoes
50°N 123°W
13.0 km (8.1 miles) S of Whistler, BC, Canada
[03-May-01]
46°N 89°W
6.1 miles (9.8 km) SE of Phelps, Vilas, WI, USA
[17-Mar-01]
50°N 100°W
3.2 km (2.0 miles) NW of Knox, MB, Canada
[13-Feb-01]

Submarine
90°N
the North Pole, Arctic Ocean, Intl. Waters
[07-May-91]

Swim
19°N 109°E
3.7 km (2.3 miles) SE of Guangba, Hainan, China
[03-Dec-05]
70°N 29°E
4.8 km (3.0 miles) WSW of Gandvika, Finnmark, Norway
[secondary] [23-Jul-05]

Taxicab
55°N 22°E
12.0 km (7.5 miles) SE of Sovietsk, Kaliningradskaya oblast', Russia
[12-Dec-01]

Train
52°N 16°E
1.1 km (0.7 miles) E of Rudno, Wielkopolskie, Poland
[11-Sep-04]

Truck
19°N 13°E
10.2 km (6.3 miles) E of Dirkou, Agadez, Niger
[04-Jan-05]
29°N 44°E
36.8 km (22.9 miles) NE of Līna, al-Hudūd al-Šamāliyya, Saudi Arabia
[06-Apr-04]

Tugboat
0° 130°E
9.3 km (5.8 miles) NW of Pulau Balabalak (Island), Papua, Indonesia
[11-Apr-05]

Ultralight Aircraft
51°N 120°W
17.0 km (10.6 miles) SSE of Louis Creek, BC, Canada
[22-Sep-02]
43°N 100°W
9.6 miles (15.4 km) NNE of Norden, Keya Paha, NE, USA
[13-May-00]

Walk
45°N 100°W
2.4 miles (3.9 km) WSW of Gettysburg, Potter, SD, USA
[04-Feb-04]

Wheelchair
53°N 13°E
1.9 km (1.2 miles) S of Lindow (Mark)-Banzendorf, Brandenburg, Germany
[01-Jan-04]
51°N 14°E
1.2 km (0.7 miles) E of Lohmen-Daube, Sachsen, Germany
[secondary] [26-Aug-01]