55th Parallel - Highway 6 near Wabowden MB
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member PeterNoG
N 55° 00.000 W 098° 34.619
14U E 527059 N 6094873
This 'Great Line of Earth' is the 55th Parallel on Highway 6 about 9.8 km (6 miles)north of Wabowden, Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WMDAZ2
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 12/16/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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There is a sign on each side of the Highway. Our GPS read exactly N 55° 00.000 at the northbound sign. A group of us stopped for a nearby geocache, Freedom 55!!!, (visit link) which is also exactly N 55° 00.000 but 50 metres due east.
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