Mudcat Café message #1138101

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Thread #67912 Message #1138101
Posted By: Allan C.
16-Mar-04 - 10:09 AM
Thread Name: BS: can you see England from Ireland?
Subject: RE: BS: can you see England from Ireland?

Curvature of the earth limits vision at a flat horizon to about 75 miles. The mountains would need to be pretty darn high to see them across 130 miles of ocean.