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LAT. ATTACK (p. 2 of 3)
Strange but true: Confluence hunting is attracting people from sea to sea to sea. A few quirky facts about the sport.
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British Columbia
Member of the 50N 125W hunt (in the Strait of Georgia, 17 km E of Campbell River): Leah the cat.
Alberta
Number of minutes required by Dennis Weeks to pry frozen shoe off foot after conquering 58N 117W: 35.
Saskatchewan
Number of mosquito bites suffered by Alan Fox on his hunt for 49N 105W (16.5 km SE of Big Beaver): 88.
Manitoba
Significance of visit to 49N 101W: First post-retirement trip for Janis and Bob Stone of Regina, Sask.
Ontario
Unusual sight seen on the way to 44N 70W (11.4 km SW of Port Perry): an emu and ostrich farm.
Quebec
Special team dispatched to conquer 48N 77W (near Lac Matchi-Manitou) as part of a search and rescue simulation: Team 3 of the Val d’Or Fire Brigade.
New Brunswick
Grade of road taken to reach 47N 67W (NE of Plaster Rock): 30%.
Nova Scotia
Mode of transportation used to reach 46N 64W (in the Atlantic Ocean, near Tidnish): sea kayak.
Prince Edward Island
Number of successful confluence hunts in the province: 1 (of 2) at 47N 64W by Mark and Elda Fruden.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Local term for location of 47N 53W (near Fermeuse, Nfld.): a "tuckamore," a stunted spruce forest.
Yukon
Stats for German Hermann Gerbner’s journey to 61N 138W (30 km from Whitehorse): 2.5 hours, 5 km, 640-metre altitude gain.
Northwest Territories
Location of 60N 113W (50.1 km W of Bell Rock): Wood Buffalo National Park.
Nunavut
Number of sites visited: 0 out of 297 (1 failed attempt).
Figures current as of June 1, 2003.
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