AV I AT I O N T O U R Crossing the seven seas By First Officer Rebecca Lougheed, Log Board member A quick tour of some aviation geographies, oddities and wonders from around the world A viation has (almost) made the world a smaller place. It connects continents, cultures, economies and people. It brings flowers from the rim of Lake Naivasha, in Kenya, to brighten dreary windowsills in England, and enabled TexasTeeMiguel a manatee in Texas to find a new home in Florida. I am not sure why I picked those two examples but, anyway, we dont need to tell you this; after all, you work in aviation and know how good it can be. But we also know how gloomy, doom-filled and downright dismal the past few years have been, so if the joyous news of TexasTeeMiguels rescue doesnt outweigh the misery of being stuck away from family over holidays/birthdays/other important times and if a bouquet of Kenyan flowers doesnt rekindle your love of travel through crushing fatigue and endless NOTAMs then perhaps this wanderlust-filled article can. We decided to search out the most remote, bizarre and interesting facts and places the world has to offer, and share them. Visiting the four corners What really lies at the four corners of the world? We thought we would seek answers to this question, but instantly ran into difficulty because the world is, of course, not square. So we went for the four points of the compass instead. Zero Zero Null Island sits at 0N 0W (or E if you prefer), right where the prime meridian and equator cross in the international waters of the Atlantic Ocean. It is unlikely youll fly directly over this spot the closest airway is the UG853 from Luanda to RASAD, a point at the 39 THE LOG Win 24 pp39-42 Crossing the seven seas.indd 39 01/12/2023 14:54