A pilot was flying his his experimental military recon plane on a long range test. First, he flew 2700 (statute) miles south. Then, he flew 2700 miles east. Finally, he flew 2700 miles north, completing his 8100 mile journey. Surprisingly, he was back where he started. When he finished, the land of what continent was beneath him?
The only places the pilot could have made the journey described and ended over the land of a continent are Chile and Argentina, at the southern-most tip of South America. The pilot flew south 2700 miles to about 430 miles north of the South Pole, flew east 2700 miles circling the pole once, then north 2700 miles to return to his starting position. Why couldn't the continent he started over have been Antarctica? Because no point over the Antarctic continent is 2700 miles from the pole- there wouldn't have been 2700 miles of south for the pilot to fly over!
