Originally published at: U.S. Pilot Released From Chilean Antarctic Base After Unauthorized Landing - AVweb
Ethan Guo ordered to pay $30,000 and banned from Chile for three years.
Sounds too high, and too stiff. The pilot made a mistake without hurting anyone or himself. Sounds like we all need to stay away from Chile; bent on stealing from tourists who work outside the mark. Who will straiten the Chilean government out? AOPA? This is just wrong! Very bad publicity for Chile! Which they do not need. Who will tell them?
Sorry, Ethan, but according to the geographer wonks who make a living worrying about such things, there are actually, officially, eight continents.
Yes, and Pluto is no longer a planet by some scientific definition and tomatoes are scientifically a fruit (but try mixing the with melon balls and strawberries and you’ll have no takers). The addition of Zealandia is based on underwater formations, something we don’t generally consider part of a landmass. It is very hard to define exactly what makes a continent. Some scientists argue that there are only six and that Europe and Asia are one. But, continents are named by convention and that convention says seven.
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