Traversing from southern Pakistan to northeastern Russia has been declared the longest boat ride in the world without any rudder, according to Science Magazine.
Five years ago, a Reddit user had proposed that the sea trip would yield of 32,090 kilometres. A group of scientists have finally proved his assertion right.
Patrick Anderson, an environmental law attorney from Georgia, said that the question on the internet intrigued him.
The line appeared in an entry titled “Extreme points of Earth” which Anderson managed to map with the points.
“You may be a bit disappointed, as I did not discover the path. But merely thought it was cool enough to put on a map,” he said.
Rohan Chabukswar, a physicist at United Technologies Research Center Ireland, also wanted to delve into it further. But there was no proof behind the assertion.
To this end, his colleague Kushal Mukherjee, who works as an engineer at IBM Research India, begun with data found from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric which shows the entire planet at a spatial resolution of approximately 1.8km, meaning the smallest features map captured appears 1.8km in size.
Because the model also includes altitude data, the duo could be relatively sure of which points were on land and which were at sea.
Also, Chief of Naval Staff Zafar Mahmood Abbasi on Wednesday said that Pakistan behaves like a responsible coastal state. Its Navy Hydrographic Department produces the requisite nautical information and digital charts to ensure safe navigation. Through the busy shipping lanes within our area of responsibility in the North Arabian Sea.
In his message on the occasion of World Hydrography Day, he said that Allah blessed Pakistan with over 1000 km of coastline. And around 290,000 sq km sea area.
“Fulfilling international obligations as per the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. We produce the requisite nautical information and digital charts to ensure safe navigation through busy shipping lanes”, he added.