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Where on Earth II (Posted on 2005-01-16)

Is it possible to determine the location of an object, if:-

The date is 21st July
The object is 5 Metres tall
The Shadow at 9AM GMT is 31.75 metres long,
The Shadow at Noon GMT is 6.22 metres long,
The Shadow at 3PM GMT is 2.68 metres long.

(On 21 July, the sun is 20.4° north of the equator and crosses the meridian 6.3 minutes after local noon.)

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Subject	Author	Date
Puzzle Thoughts	K Sengupta	2023-12-25 22:58:29
solution	Charlie	2005-01-20 14:17:53
Wild guess tw0	Hugo	2005-01-17 21:19:37
Clues	Charlie	2005-01-16 21:44:40
Wild guess	Hugo	2005-01-16 18:51:58

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