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Oman

57.4 km (35.6 miles) NNE of Muġšin, Zufār, Oman
Approx. altitude: 88 m (288 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest Multimap world confnav)
Antipode: 20°S 125°W

Accuracy: 5 m (16 ft)
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#2: Desert driving

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  20°N 55°E (visit #1) (incomplete) 

#1: The Corner

(visited by Petra Maissenbacher and Jörg Pfänder)

13-Feb-2004 -- The point is part of one of the largest sand deserts of the world, the Rub` al-Khāliy desert. The point marks also the border between the Sultanate of Oman and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and as here is a bend in the straight border line, the point is called "The Corner". Absolutely impressive to stand in this place!
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#1: The Corner
#2: Desert driving
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  Notes
According to digitized map data, the borderline to Saudi-Arabia is running exactly through the Confluence, while forming a slight bend there. The borderline's legs are running from here in approx. directions WSW and NNE.