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ascar on Oct 5, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: Isochronic Map shows how long it took to travel th...

My guess would be a combination of the relative closeness of the next airport to any given point in the Amazonas region and the flight time from London to South America being about 10 hours shorter than to Australia due to 5km less distance and favorable flight direction regarding the earth's rotation.

kiriakasis on Oct 5, 2018 [–]

> favorable flight direction regarding the earth's rotation.

is the rotation a direct factor or are you referring to high altitude winds?

ascar on Oct 10, 2018 | [–]

I was referring to the high altitude winds that are highly affected by the coriolis force.

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