california completed [13-Sep-02]
A visit to an offshore confluence fills out California's list of successful visits.
swaziland is complete [31-Aug-02]
Recently the only two Confluences inside Swaziland have been located on a farm's chicken run and near a football field under surveillance by border guards.
canada reaches 200 [18-Aug-02]
recent visits in various parts of Canada,
including a very persistent desire to reach
54°N 121°W
have pushed the total number of successful Canadian visits to 200
lithuania is complete [11-Aug-02]
Although one oceanic point with views of land remains, all of the land-based confluences in Lithuania have now been visited.
more worldwide maps [31-Jul-02]
We now have a new option for Worldwide maps. The Worldwide Confluence Navigator is generated dynamically from the current data, which allows you to see the current state of large portions of the world without the confluences stopping at national boundaries. It can be found on the "Worldwide maps" page, or though a "confnav" map link on individual confluence pages.
denmark is complete [22-Jul-02]
Denmark is now complete, including several offshore confluences.
2002 confluences! [20-Jul-02]
With 1847 primary + 155 secondary, we have now passed 2000 successful confluences
100 countries [16-Jul-02]
From
the first visit
in the United States to
the latest attempt in the Faroe Islands, we now have visited or attempted confluences in 100 countries.
radio interview [10-Jul-02]
Check out an interview with the founder of the project, broadcast on the U.S. public radio show The World on July 8. It's available as an MP3 in
high,
medium or
low bandwidth versions. (Copyright © 2002 The World).
france is complete [01-Jul-02]
Although some oceanic points with views of land remain, all of the land-based confluences in France have now been visited.
northern usa vacation [28-Jun-02]
Danny Strickland went on an ambitious confluence-hunting vacation this May, visiting 20 confluences and attempting three more, most previously unvisited. The confluences were in Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, and North and South Dakota.
the uk is complete [19-Jun-02]
Although some offshore points with views of land remain, all of the land-based confluences in the United Kingdom have now been visited.
canada moves past australia [19-Jun-02]
Recent visits in Manitoba, Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon have pushed
Canada ahead of Australia
in the count of successful confluence visits
italy is complete [09-Jun-02]
Although some oceanic points with views of land remain, all of the land-based confluences in Italy have now been visited.
great lakes confluences [08-Jun-02]
Robert Karwowski got the kayak out and added two water confluences on the Great Lakes (N45 W86, N46 W85) and one on a little lake close to the Great Lakes (N46 W84).
denmark nearly complete [21-May-02]
The second to the last point (N55 E10) was visited a few days ago by two german confluence hunters. The only remaining confluence is located in Limfjorden, the fjord that splits northern Jylland into two parts
wild life patrolling confluences [20-May-02]
The visitor to N34 W93 was prevented from reaching the exact spot by snake infested bushes.
Different wild life, a humpback whale, was recently encountered close to N42 W70.
confluence engagement [18-Apr-02]
Jennifer Starr and Kurt Reichert got engaged on March 24, and celebrated with an attempt on N64 W21 that missed by just 20 m.
Congratulations from the Confluence Project!
six firsts [27-Mar-02]
Check out these first successful visits in
Kenya,
Laos,
Cameroon,
Benin,
the Dominican Republic and
Vietnam.
saudi arabia [06-Mar-02]
Confluence hunting in the desert of Saudi Arabia has taken off in the past month. Check out group visits submitted by Alistair Rausch and Gerhard Henrich.
china part two [05-Mar-02]
Targ Parsons tells some great tales from his second confluence adventure in
China. His nine day, nine confluence story begins with
23°N 115°E.
back to normal [02-Mar-02]
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our new home [22-Feb-02]
Feb 22: as of 5PM EST, our website is now on our new webserver. For more
information, see the Web Host Migration page.
fifth time's the charm [05-Feb-02]
Uwe Luettringhaus was the first visitor to 34°N 118°W since selective availability was disabled. His narrative details area topography, and how the five visits can look so different.
a new home [04-Feb-02]
See our Web Host Migration page for information about our move to a new home.
calling all ships and yachts... [23-Jan-02]
We've recently indexed many water confluences with mathematically verifiable views of land. This has added quite a few new island countries to the country page.
an oz christmas [29-Dec-01]
A mammoth confluence trip through outback NSW over the Christmas break resulted in 14 successful visits, including 12 previously unvisited confluences. The trip started at 34°S 145°E.
10 percent [21-Dec-01]
Based on the currently indexed confluences, 10% of the primary confluences have now been visited!
first visit in russia [13-Dec-01]
The first known confluence visit in Russia was made on the 12th of December!
t-shirts, mugs and caps [23-Nov-01]
We're selling new
T-shirts, mugs and caps through
CafePress.com to support the project. Proceeds will go toward minor expenses and incorporating as a non-profit organization.
journey through china [05-Nov-01]
Tony Basoglu and
Targ Parsons completed a great tour of southern
China, visiting
six confluences in 72 hours. The story begins with
21°N 110°E.
weird confluences [26-Oct-01]
Tim Vasquez has created a great list of unusual or memorable confluences, mostly in the United States.
an eclectic visit [25-Oct-01]
A trip to
50°N 124°W,
including interesting people, bears, talk of astrology and aliens, and "seth the wolf" shows how a confluence visit
can be about so much more than latitude and longitude.
european countries [22-Oct-01]
Ireland and Hungary both have both had their final confluence visited recently, although 53°N 6°W (off the Irish coast) may have a view of land...
pakistan & indonesia [16-Oct-01]
In
Indonesia, the hunters slogged waist-deep through swampy jungle to finally reach 1°N 101°E. And a news reporter visited the first in
Pakistan, at
30°N 67°E.
swedish confluence hunt [24-Sep-01]
Inspired by The Confluence Project, Sweden have started their own national hunt for the 52 major intersections of their domestic grid system (RT90):
http://www.utsidan.se/
gps/rt90/index.htm (Warning: The web page is in Swedish!)
two from india [19-Sep-01]
India's first confluence
is inside the gates of a car factory, at
13°N 80°E. The second is passed by hundreds each day, at
29°N
77°E.
rugged terrain [12-Sep-01]
For the first successful visit to 38°N, 110°W, Dustin and his father parked about 44 miles away, where they figured they had the closest approach by paved road, and dirt biked in. Later, David Wallentine, unaware of the first visit as it had not been posted, gave up when faced with multiple cliffs and mesas.
maps, anyone? [02-Sep-01]
We've recently added maps for more countries and regions, on their respective pages. You'll be able to see at a glance which points have been visited or attempted, and which ones still remain to be done. You can also click on the point to see the page for that confluence. Visits will appear on the maps within 24 hours of being posted.
international date line [27-Aug-01]
A special visit to the 180° longitude line in
Fiji is the historical location of the
International Date Line.
australia = 100 [26-Aug-01]
Successful visits to 20°S 140°E and 20°S 138°E in Queensland and the Northern Territory take Australia's successful visits to 100!
egypt & kuwait [26-Aug-01]
31°N 31°E,
the first confluence in
Egypt, is next to an irrigation canal, and the first attempt of the only confluence in
Kuwait was thwarted by border guards and a nasty looking fence at
29°N 48°E.
brazil adventure [10-Aug-01]
On their
first attempt
to 16°S 49°W,
the confluence hunters got lost in the dark. On their successful
second visit,
after travelling through swamps and woods full of poisonous snakes and thorns, they finally made it out at 2:15 A.M.!
poland is complete [25-Jul-01]
Ten visitors (including one dog) met at 52°N 18°E, the last of
Poland's 40 confluences to be visited! Thanks to
Grzegorz Chyla for all his work.
a great finish [21-Jul-01]
A return visit to 35°S 117°E in
Western Australia is successful, and makes it three out of six for a five day trip.
swiss alps [09-Jul-01]
Wow! A spectacular visit to
47°N 9°E in
Switzerland required ropes and skis.
persistence [09-Jul-01]
Foiled in your attempt to visit a confluence? Persistence
will pay off; take a look at
33°N 80°W. On the fourth attempt,
Tom McMurray was
finally allowed to
take pictures inside a Naval Weapons Depot in
South Carolina!
a snake in sweden [26-Jun-01]
A poisonous snake was seen during the first visit to 57°N 13°E.
south korea & more [24-Jun-01]
The first two visits in
South Korea,
38°N 127°E and
37°N 127°E, were
by bus and taxi. Also, check out firsts from
Slovenia and
Croatia!
900 confluences! [18-Jun-01]
We have just passed the 900 mark, after 853 primary and 47 secondary confluences!
japan & estonia [07-Jun-01]
Finally a confluence from
Japan!
A difficult trip into thick forest brought us 33°N 131°E, and
59°N 25°E is the first one from the lonely countryside of
Estonia.
southeast asia & more [02-Jun-01]
Two firsts from the
Philippines and
Thailand,
14°N 121°E and
13°N 101°E. Also, firsts from
Argentina
(30°S 58°W) and
Jamaica
(18°N 77°W)!
new worldwide map [01-Jun-01]
There's a
new world map of confluences provided by Pima County, Arizona. It allows seamless panning and zooming of the entire world! You can double-click on a confluence to go to its page. A free MapGuide viewer plug-in is required. It's well worth the download.
canadian variety [31-May-01]
Seven visits cover six provinces, including
53°N 109°W
and
50°N 103°W
as the first in
Saskatchewan. Snowshoes and volcanoes are part of
50°N 123°W, the first official confluence in
British Columbia.
morocco & malaysia [28-May-01]
Desert and mountains at
31°N 7°W, the first confluence in
Morocco, and what not to
do when attempting
4°N 102°E in
Malaysia.
scenic germany [24-May-01]
Confluence hunters in
Germany have been very busy, producing many striking confluence photos
recently, including
48N 8E (check out the photos of the route!),
52°N 11°E,
three different visits to 48°N 9°E, and many more.
The race is on for the two remaining unvisited primary confluences in Germany!
regional coordinators [23-May-01]
We have several new regional coordinators (see the
contact page) to help with
the submissions, and we'll be adding more soon. This means
some confluences will be processed out of order of
submission.
new plans page [21-May-01]
Now you can easily let others know of your intentions to
visit a confluence.
Log in and access your
plans page (or
create an account if you don't have one). From here you can create plans to visit a confluence, or ask to receive e-mail when other people make plans or submit visits!
sun and snow [18-May-01]
New confluences from Minnesota to Utah highlight the variety of the United States' climate.
antipodes [13-May-01]
A successful visit to 37°S 175°E in New Zealand completes the first non-polar antipodal pair with 37°N 5°W in Spain.
dynamic site [06-May-01]
The site is now dynamically generated using
PHP and
MySQL. This
will enable us to add a lot of new features, but
our primary reason is to handle the workload. If
you've submitted a confluence and it isn't up
yet, we will get to you!
out on the water [25-Apr-01]
Out in Aransas Bay in
Texas lies
28°N 97°W, and
Mono Lake in
California harbors
38°N 119°W.
mud, gates & water [18-Apr-01]
Venture out on the mud flats of the Great Salt Lake to
an attempt of
41°N 112°W; lots
of gates in
Texas and wading around in hip boots at
35°N 99°W.
grub.org [18-Apr-01]
Check out our sponsor, www.grub.org; the world's first distributed internet crawler. They've been providing us with free web hosting for the last three years.
greece & cyprus [15-Apr-01]
Check out this very challenging visit to the second and last
confluence in
Cyprus; also the first one in
Greece.
groups, oil & gas [01-Apr-01]
Confluences with
eleven visitors,
local village men,
oil,
gas,
a barge,
people who don't trespass
and a husky!
more from europe [30-Mar-01]
Six new confluences from
Germany with more on the way,
confluences on the water in
Switzerland,
in the mountains in
Austria,
near an old bunker in
Poland, and
a very green one in
Portugal.
côte d'ivoire & the beach [23-Mar-01]
An attempt of
6°N 4°W in
Côte d'Ivoire, and an
island confluence in
Brazil.
skiing & trekking [05-Mar-01]
All day treks are becoming common to get to remote
confluences like
60°N 9°E in
Norway and 48°N 123°E in Washington, an attempt at
45°N 111°W in
Yellowstone Park in Wyoming and
33°N 114°W in
Arizona, all in the United States.
iceland & bulgaria [26-Feb-01]
The first attempt from
Iceland was stopped by
a deep canyon; Bulgaria's
first confluence is on a steep hillside. Also, check out
a beautiful garden at
37°N 6°W.
slovakia & manitoba [22-Feb-01]
Firsts from the
Slovak Republic, from
the province of Manitoba in
Canada. Other highlights:
32°N 91°W,
37°N 5°W and
32°S 151°E.
brazil & niger [14-Feb-01]
The first confluence from South America is in
Brazil. Also,
the first from Niger,
and some great visits in
California,
Saudi Arabia and
New Zealand.
saudi arabia & finland [08-Feb-01]
Two great new confluences from
Saudi Arabia: one
camel-based and the
other sea-based. Also, the
first one from Finland!
four percent! [05-Feb-01]
We've just reached the 4% percent mark with 480 successful,
official
confluences. Check out new ones from
Montana and
Western Australia.
wintery landscapes [30-Jan-01]
Alberta has become a popular
confluence hunting province; we feature three new ones
from there. Check out
Wyoming and
Nevada too!
confluence squared [29-Jan-01]
Two groups of confluence hunters met in the California woods! The
first got there an hour
before the
second. Two days later, a
third visit was
recorded. And, on the same day, there was
another chance meeting in
Alberta! The confluence land rush is on.
british columbia [25-Jan-01]
A beautiful first confluence from
British Columbia,
a second visit to
48°N 16°E
shows the difference one week can make, and
another confluence
that might be in someone's house.
kentucky plus a few [24-Jan-01]
Kentucky was the last
unvisited state in the U.S.; now it has three new
visits to two confluences. Also, check out one in
Alberta and in
Burkina Faso.
the north pole & more [20-Jan-01]
A visit to the
North Pole 10 years ago does qualify as a confluence
visit! Also, check out a great 3-D flyover of
35°N 116°W, an
overnight winter hike to
46°N 90°W and a
difficult attempt at
44°N 84°W!
austria & czech rep. [18-Jan-01]
Three new visits from
Austria (one a duplicate
just a day apart!) and a unique spot in the
Czech Republic.
Also, an attempt in
Israel stopped
by unsafe conditions only 4.4km from the confluence.
swamped! [13-Jan-01]
Last week we were posted on Slashdot.org and it's caused quite a jump in our popularity. We apologize for not getting back to you if you've
submitted a confluence or sent an e-mail, and we'll get to it
as soon as we can.
clickable world map [02-Jan-01]
Thanks to David Manthey,
we now have a
worldwide
clickable image map to all the confluences. Check it out!
israel & sweden [01-Jan-01]
The first confluences in Israel
and Sweden, an attempt in
Indonesia and the first
successful confluence in Switzerland! There are more
new confluences than can fit on the front page, so check out the
older confluences page too.
3% complete [19-Dec-00]
We're three percent of the way to the estimated total of
12,000 official confluences in the world! Two new
confluences from Spain
and Maine brought
us over the edge!
new look [13-Dec-00]
The site has been redesigned and a bunch of new pages added: older confluences, a news archive, a links page, special visits, and the beginnings of a FAQ. Let us know what you think of it.
china & hungary [13-Dec-00]
A beautiful visit to the first confluence in China, an aerial "attempt" in Hungary, and some great new confluences in Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia in Australia.
newest confluences [13-Dec-00]
The first confluence from Ghana, 11°N 1°W, several from Western Australia, and an informational display by students at 49°N 9°E!
european center [13-Dec-00]
Another special confluence field trip, this time to a monument marking the geographic center of the European community, located in Viroinval, Belgium.
scotland & turkey [13-Dec-00]
The first confluence in Turkey features a colorful geological feature, and the first in Scotland is very green. Also, a great story for the return visit to what would have been the first confluence in the Southern Hemisphere, 32°S 116°E.
2001 calendars [13-Dec-00]
The Degree Confluence Project 2001 Calendars are now available! Described as "surreal", they have been known to make great gifts!
zero kilometer mark [13-Dec-00]
A visit to the Russian Zero Kilometer Mark, the center of the roads in the Russian Federation. Dropping coins on the line is said to show where your life will go.
geocaching [13-Dec-00]
A lot of people are aware of the demise of Selective
Availability, which means that GPS devices just got a lot
more accurate. This is great news for us, and means that
new projects like Geocaching
can be accurate enough to work. Next confluence you visit,
leave a cache!
royal greenwich observatory [13-Dec-00]
Two confluence hunters visit the
Royal Greenwich Observatory
(where the Greenwich Meridian, 0 degrees longitude, was defined).
It is not on an actual confluence point, but is included here due to the historical importance and its key role in defining longitude around the globe.
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