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Did the International Date Line cause the loss of Amelia Earhart?
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2011 Mar 21, 21:40 -0700
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2011 Mar 21, 21:40 -0700
I found this website:
http://www.datelinetheory.com/
The author has a degree in astronomy. Her premise is that crossing the International Date Line on the way to Howland caused Noonan to mistakenly use the wrong date in his Nautical Almanac which resulted in their turning to follow the sunline LOP 60 NM short of Howland.
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