Fossett over the Pacific
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I wonder what the rules are about how far toward the poles you can get before you aren't "really" going around the world? There must be some standards. His route is designed to avoid as many nations as possible. I know scientists at the South Pole get a kick out of "circumnavigating the globe" by running around the Pole. Hey, they cross all the longitude lines, don't they?
I suppose they get all screwed up if they forget how many times they cross the International Date Line... ;)