8 KM/H - Abandoned work yard — Vancouver, BC
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Dunbar Loop
N 49° 12.049 W 123° 07.821
10U E 490504 N 5449788
Tucked in the industrial part of Marpole this 8 KM/H sign is a direct conversion from 5 MPH.
Waymark Code: WM9CQ9
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 08/01/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
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As the industrial part of Marpole modernizes properties such as this one are being abandoned. 8 KM/H is the equivalent to 5 MPH and when Canada metricized in 1973 many places simple converted to the exact equivalent instead of the rounding to the closest 5 KM/H unit.
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