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Saudi Arabia : al-Šarqiyya

156.4 km (97.1 miles) NE of al-`Ubayla, al-Šarqiyya, Saudi Arabia
Approx. altitude: 61 m (200 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 23°S 128°W

Accuracy: 5 m (16 ft)
Quality: good

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#2: 23N 52E, view to the South, where we left the truck before walking to the confluence point. #3: 23N 52E, view to the East. #4: 23N 52E, view to the West. #5: 23N 52E, GPS reading. #6: 23N 52E, Marc starting up the campfire. #7: 23N 52E, Sunset on camp.

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  23°N 52°E  

#1: 23N 52E, view to the North.

(visited by Marc Lamontagne and Lise Roussel)

English version

French version

22-Feb-2002 -- Au lendemain matin de notre périple pour rejoindre le point 24N 51E, nous nous dirigeons vers Šayba, cette "ville artificielle auto-suffisante" créée par la compagnie pétrolière saoudienne Aramco dans le nord du plus grand désert de sable continu au monde: le Rub` al-Khāliy. Sur notre chemin nous ferons un écart pour atteindre le point de confluence 23N 52E.

Pas difficile d'accès, à environ 3 km au nord de la route asphaltée construite par Aramco en plein désert, nous découvrons cette confluence sur un terrain plat entouré de dunes de sable blanc.

Nous nous y installerons pour luncher car nous commençons à avoir faim... il est 13h15. Après avoir pris quelques photos et avoir mangé, il se fait tard, alors nous décidons de relaxer ici jusqu'à demain.

English:

22-Feb-2002 -- The day after our struggle to reach the 24N 51E confluence point, we are on our way to Šayba, this "self-sufficient artificial city" built by the Saudi Petroleum Company, Aramco, in the north of the largest sand desert in the world: the Rub` al-Khāliy. On our way, we will reach the 23N 52E confluence point.

Very easy ride, just about 3 km north of the tarmac road built by Aramco in the middle of the desert, we find the confluence point on a plain surrounded by white sand dunes.

We are going to settle for lunch, because we are starving! It's 1:15 pm. After we took some shots of the area and had lunch, it was quite late. We then decide to stay here and relax until tomorrow.


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#1: 23N 52E, view to the North.
#2: 23N 52E, view to the South, where we left the truck before walking to the confluence point.
#3: 23N 52E, view to the East.
#4: 23N 52E, view to the West.
#5: 23N 52E, GPS reading.
#6: 23N 52E, Marc starting up the campfire.
#7: 23N 52E, Sunset on camp.
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