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Out for a walk (Posted on 2002-05-29)

There are some points on Earth for which the following is true:

Starting from one of these points, you can walk 1 km South, then 1 km East, then 1 km North, and you will wind up back where you started from.

One such point is the North Pole. Where are others?

See The Solution Submitted by Half-Mad

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Subject	Author	Date
Puzzle Thoughts	K Sengupta	2023-02-19 02:10:20
Dumb answer	bob909	2004-09-13 02:33:26
re(2): TomM's answer in mathmatical terms	TomM	2002-08-07 18:40:59
re: TomM's answer in mathmatical terms	Jim Lyon	2002-08-07 10:56:08
TomM's answer in mathmatical terms	Zach Bolinger	2002-05-30 14:32:03
Narf	Half-Mad	2002-05-29 21:45:03
Close, but no cigar	TomM	2002-05-29 07:08:30
re: Comment	levik	2002-05-29 06:45:54
Comment	Dulanjana	2002-05-29 06:23:50
Am I right?	Dulanjana	2002-05-29 06:22:22

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