the end of a very stupid era
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Ryan Godfrey
I believe this means the sun will set over the entirety of the British Empire tonight for the first time in several hundred years. Chagos is the dot below India on this map. Sunset in the Pitcairns (dot in the Pacific) will happen ~40 minutes before sunrise in Akrotiri and Dhekelia (dot on Cyprus).
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No, wait, I think Simon Schama already said that!
again.
That empty square of Antarctica though
Still, got it
It's something that is barely talked about here and I think it's so crucial for us to be more aware of.
Good.
Because you cannot trust an Englishman in the dark