deputy-dog.com — The compass has been painted on the bed of an enormous dry lake next to the research centre and measures a whopping 1.21km in diameter. according to wikipedia, ?it is inclined to magnetic north (around 13 degrees east of true north) and is used by pilots for calibrating heading indicators?.
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marianapeytonJul 18, 2008
I know, this is going to get promoted, it was submitted by MakiMaki. But come on, I am tired of reading these stories which are clearly not news. I miss the old Digg when shouts did not existed.
plastic3dJul 19, 2008
1.21Km - They must have used that number to make it sound like a lot.
tylermJul 19, 2008
For people with Google Earth that wanna mark it... (Google Maps doesn't have all my neat places I've found saved)34°57'14.86"N117°52'23.83"W
benjorinoJul 19, 2008
Burried as inaccurate.My world map clearly shows there to be a much larger one in the southern pacific, just west of Chile.
dustinbonesJul 19, 2008
Wow
ncat135Jul 19, 2008
I've never understood this kind of thing.Like, let's take something normal.... and make it HUGE! I love miniature replicas of things. Those seem way more impossible to me than giant replicas.
jforinfoDec 20, 2008
Great and awsomejoe<a class="user" href="http://www.webkios.info">http://www.webkios.info</a>