As I see it, Madagascar is in between. The westernmost point in Comoros is on Grande Comoros just south of the capital Moroni. It is 45.228° east. Madagascar's westernmost point is 43.220° east. But it is very close and if Comoros was 10 km to the west they should be in the quiz. My source is Google Maps and Google Earth, so please correct me if I'm wrong.
From what I can tell using some tools on Google Earth, all four should be added, along with the Republic of the Congo, Spain (Canary Islands) and Norway (Bouvet Island). I'm also quite skeptical about Tuvalu, where I think Fiji and New Zealand get in the way.
Looks like you mixed up Nicaragua and Honduras. Nicaragua has a clear path, and Honduras doesn't. Mainland Honduras is blocked by El Salvadorian and Nicaraguan islands in the Gulf of Fonseco. Tiger Island is blocked by mainland Nicaragua, and Isla Garrobo is blocked by Meanguera del Golfo.
The westernmost point of Gambia is at roughly 16.812619 W. It just squeaks by the westernmost point of Senegal to the south at roughly 16.791712 W, and then has a clear shot to Antarctica.
Nicaragua should definitely be on there. But from what it looks like to me, there is a narrow path from the Honduran mainland that threads the needle through the islands in the gulf of Fonseca. Just east of the Isla Martin Perez, but west of Meanguera del Golfo.
This is the pinnacle of quibbling, but I think you've got it backwards. Those are indeed the coordinates, but that means that there is a corridor 0.005 degrees wide (less than 500m) that the line passes through. Isla Martin Perez (87.734 W) is farther west than Meanguera del Golfo (87.729 W).
Just when I was out... they pull me back in. You are right of course @GrandMo. Okay, that's it. I think I am done editing this quiz for now. I don't want to reset the stats again after this.
I found another passage between the Ecuadorian islands of Meanguera del Golfo and Isla Meanguerita but it hit Nicaraguan mainland with a margin of 10 meters(!) Really nice quiz!
Angola gets on with Baia dos Tigres. Honduras manages to get in through a small gap between Nicaragua and El Salvador. You're right, Nicaragua should be on the list, Senegal too, Gambia by the slimmest of margins, and also the Republic of the Congo.
Republic of the Congo squeezes past Angola. I've got a westernmost longitude of 11.153 degrees for RC and 11.66 on the Angolan island of Baia Dos Tigres.
What about Minamitori (Japan)? At 153 59'11"E is that blocked by any of the Papuan or Solomon Islands? Looks like it just misses Rossel Island (just slightly further to the east) and then nothing all the way to Antarctica.
I really could have used more time on this. Because of lying on my side with my iPad, I am doing (albeit speedily) a one-handed hunt-and-peck, and I never ran out of countries, so I was typing pretty much constantly. I could've used at least 2 more minutes.
You may want to clarify that dependencies and the like (e.g. Bouvet Island, Falklands) are considered for this quiz. They aren't usually considered to be **part** of their parent countries.
Comoros BARELY makes it. On the western coast of Madagascar there are 3 small islands very close to the main island of Madagascar, the largest of which is Nosy Andranombala. A straight shot from the western-most point of the island Ngazidja, in Comoros, cuts right between the 3 islands and mainland Madagascar.
P.S. I spent a solid 30 minutes trying to get Vanuatu to work but it doesn't. Oh well.
Malpelo Island is a small Island in the pacific, 500km off the coast of Colombia (to which it belongs) located at around 81°36′32″ W.
---> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malpelo_Island
That's further west than the westernmost point of mainland South America which is at 81°19′35″ W.
---> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punta_Pari%C3%B1as
I have doubts regarding Honduras and the lack of Nicaragua... I believe Nicaragua must definitely count in this quiz...
aaaaand another little patch put on my blanket of ignorance :)
The westernmost point of Gambia is at roughly 16.812619 W. It just squeaks by the westernmost point of Senegal to the south at roughly 16.791712 W, and then has a clear shot to Antarctica.
Really appreciate the effort put forth on this.
And, as others said, so are Nicaragua, Senegal, the Gambia and Norway.
And can I just say: Holy cow, the Comoros are close. They just miss out by 0.008'.
Honduras should not be on the list as it is blocked by El Salvador and Nicaragua. Instead, Nicaragua should be on the list.
Also, the Gambia, Senegal and the Republic of Congo should be on the list.
Besides, Chile should be put just behind Mexico because of its Hanga Roa Island.
Is the idea behind this that you could take a boat to sea and follow a path to antartica without hitting anything??
got 58/69
P.S. I spent a solid 30 minutes trying to get Vanuatu to work but it doesn't. Oh well.