The ancient Sumerian city of Ur and Angkor temples in Cambodia and Thailand are within one degree of the great circle. In the Indus Valley, Mohenjo Daro and Ganweriwala are within one quarter of a degree. The Oracle at Siwa in the western Egyptian desert is within one quarter of a degree. Near Ollantaytambo, Machupicchu and Cuzco are within one quarter of a degree. Additional ancient sites that are located within one tenth of one degree of this great circle include Petra Perseopolis Khajuraho Pyay, Sukothai and Anatom Island. Other than the equator and meridians of longitude that run due north and south, any great circle reaches it's maximum latitudes at two locations that are 90° of longitude east and west of the two locations where the great circle crosses the equator.Įaster Island, Nazca, Ollantaytambo, Paratoari, Tassili n'Ajjer and Giza are all aligned on a single great circle. Other than the equator itself, any great circle crosses the equator at two antipodal locations, 180° apart. For every location on a great circle, it's antipodal location is also on the circle. Meridians of longitude that cross over the north and south poles are also great circles. Great circles are straight lines that go all the way around the center of the earth. ![]() THE PREHISTORIC ALIGNMENT OF WORLD WONDERS HISTORICAL JIM ALISON ► PART II ► PART III ► PART IV ► PART V ► PART VI ► PART VII ► PART VIII ► PART IX ► PART X
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