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Methods of Transportation

Listed below are some examples of various forms of transportation used in making confluence visits. These are just some examples, not a complete listing, and only include successful visits. Within each category the visits are listed from newest to oldest.

If you are aware of methods of transportation that are not listed, contact your regional coordinator.

Auto rickshaw Automobile Bicycle Bus
Canoe Dive/Swim Scooter Dog Sled Fishboat
Float Plane Freighter Helicopter Hike
Horseback Houseboat Kayak Kite Skiing
Motorboat Motorcycle Paddle Wheeler Raft
Sailboat Skis Snowmachine Snowshoes
Submarine Swim Taxicab Train
Truck Tugboat Ultralight Aircraft Walk
Wheelchair      

Auto rickshaw
25°N 83°E
2.5 km (1.6 miles) SW of Ahraurā, Uttar Pradesh, India
[16-Feb-03]
24°N 112°E
4.7 km (2.9 miles) NNW of Liangcun, Guǎngdōng, China
[27-Oct-01]

Automobile
5°N 103°E
2.6 km (1.6 miles) SE of Kampong Mekan, Terengganu, Malaysia
[22-Apr-05]

Bicycle
29°S 25°E
26.3 km (16.3 miles) ENE of Jacobsdal, Free State, South Africa
[26-Jul-04]
42°N 77°E
7.2 km (4.5 miles) S of Turasu, Yssyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan
[25-Jun-04]
38°S 73°W
4.8 km (3.0 miles) WSW of Guadaba, La Araucanía, Chile
[31-Mar-04]
50°N 126°W
25.1 km (15.6 miles) N of Gold River, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
[08-Jun-02]

Bus
27°N 117°E
2.5 km (1.6 miles) NE of Xiyuan, Fújiàn, China
[05-Oct-03]

Canoe
50°N 125°W
8.6 km (5.3 miles) SSW of Cortes Bay, Cortes Island, BC, Canada
[secondary] [09-Jun-02]
41°N 73°W
2.8 miles (4.5 km) N of Miller Place, Suffolk, NY, USA
[15-Jul-01]

Dive/Swim Scooter
70°N 22°E
7.7 km (4.8 miles) NNW of Burfjord, Troms, Norway
[30-Jul-06]

Dog Sled
63°N 109°W
32.4 km (20.1 miles) NNE of Reliance, NT, Canada
[18-Apr-05]

Fishboat
51°N 1°E
1.9 km (1.2 miles) S of Dymchurch, Kent, England, United Kingdom
[08-Apr-04]

Float Plane
54°N 95°W
26.5 km (16.5 miles) NW of Island Lake, MB, Canada
[secondary] [15-Sep-04]
56°N 97°W
32.6 km (20.2 miles) NW of Arnot, MB, Canada
[31-Jul-05]

Freighter
35°S 57°W
36.5 km (22.7 miles) NE of Punta Indio, Buenos Aires, Argentina
[11-May-05]

Helicopter
32°N 47°E
4.0 km (2.5 miles) NNE of Qal`at Šabīb, Maysān, Iraq
[22-Oct-03]
34°N 43°E
24.1 km (15.0 miles) NNW of Jāsim al-Mutar, al-Anbār, Iraq
[16-Jul-03]
46°N 7°E
5.6 km (3.5 miles) S of Trient, Valais, Switzerland
[05-Jul-03]
60°N 113°W
43.9 km (27.3 miles) WSW of Salt River (NT), AB, Canada
[secondary] [25-May-03]

Hike
44°N 115°W
14.8 miles (23.8 km) S of Stanley (Custer), Boise, ID, USA
[30-Jul-02]

Horseback
44°N 110°W
21.2 miles (34.1 km) WSW of Hawkeye, Park, WY, USA
[03-Jul-03]
14°N 121°E
4.1 km (2.5 miles) SSW of Tabla, Luzon, Batangas, Philippines
[27-May-01]

Houseboat
51°N 119°W
16.0 km (9.9 miles) WNW of Malakwa, BC, Canada
[secondary] [29-Jun-02]

Kayak
49°N 123°W
1.7 miles (2.7 km) E of Maple Beach, Whatcom, WA, USA
[02-Aug-04]
59°N 137°W
48.4 miles (77.9 km) SW of Klukwan (Haines), Hoonah-Angoon, AK, USA
[secondary] [13-Jul-04]

Kite Skiing
75°N 48°W
243.1 km (151.0 miles) ENE of Qáqasungnarssuaq (Mountain), Vestgrønland, Greenland
[07-Jun-08]

Motorboat
54°N 3°W
7.5 km (4.7 miles) WSW of Heysham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
[08-Jun-04]
51°N 127°W
18.3 km (11.4 miles) NW of Sullivan Bay, BC, Canada
[14-Jul-02]
48°N 99°W
1.4 miles (2.3 km) N of Fort Totten, Benson, ND, USA
[13-Jun-02]

Motorcycle
11°N 6°E
3.6 km (2.2 miles) W of Tungan Kawa, Niger, Nigeria
[31-Jul-05]
32°S 134°E
10.9 km (6.8 miles) NE of Maltee, SA, Australia
[04-Aug-01]

Paddle Wheeler
51°N 119°W
16.0 km (9.9 miles) WNW of Malakwa, BC, Canada
[secondary] [31-Jul-02]

Raft
43°N 4°W
1.9 km (1.2 miles) S of Bustamante, Cantabria, Spain
[26-Apr-04]

Sailboat
80°N 14°E
39.4 km (24.5 miles) NE of Puddingen (Peak), Svalbard
[secondary] [15-Aug-04]
18°N 63°W
3.5 km (2.2 miles) E of Witte Kaap (Cape), St. Maarten, Dutch Caribbean
[13-Feb-04]
59°N 11°E
3.5 km (2.2 miles) SW of Skjærhollen, Østfold, Norway
[secondary] [13-Jul-00]

Skis
68°N 25°E
9.5 km (5.9 miles) NNW of Hanhimaa, Lapin lääni, Finland
[secondary] [10-Apr-04]
60°N 9°E
27.9 km (17.4 miles) NE of Rjukan, Buskerud, Norway
[22-Feb-01]

Snowmachine
60°N 135°W
6.6 km (4.1 miles) NW of Pennington, BC, Canada
[08-Mar-05]
78°N 14°E
9.2 km (5.7 miles) SW of Barentsburg, Svalbard
[secondary] [15-Mar-04]

Snowshoes
50°N 123°W
10.0 km (6.2 miles) SSE of Sproatt, BC, Canada
[03-May-01]
46°N 89°W
6.2 miles (9.9 km) SE of Phelps, Vilas, WI, USA
[17-Mar-01]
50°N 100°W
6.0 km (3.7 miles) NW of Forrest, MB, Canada
[13-Feb-01]

Submarine
90°N
the North Pole, Arctic Ocean, International Waters
[07-May-91]

Swim
19°N 109°E
3.7 km (2.3 miles) SE of Guangba, Hǎinán, China
[03-Dec-05]
70°N 29°E
4.8 km (3.0 miles) WSW of Gandvika, Finnmark, Norway
[secondary] [23-Jul-05]

Taxicab
55°N 22°E
0.9 km (0.6 miles) SE of Rakitino, Kaliningradskaya oblast', Russia
[12-Dec-01]

Train
52°N 16°E
1.1 km (0.7 miles) E of Rudno, Wielkopolskie, Poland
[11-Sep-04]

Truck
19°N 13°E
10.2 km (6.3 miles) E of Dirkou, Agadez, Niger
[04-Jan-05]
29°N 44°E
36.8 km (22.9 miles) NE of Līna, al-Hudūd al-Šamāliyya, Saudi Arabia
[06-Apr-04]

Tugboat
0° 130°E
9.3 km (5.8 miles) NW of Pulau Balabalak (Island), Papua, Indonesia
[11-Apr-05]

Ultralight Aircraft
51°N 120°W
11.2 km (7.0 miles) S of Blucher Hall, BC, Canada
[22-Sep-02]
43°N 100°W
5.3 miles (8.5 km) SSW of Millboro, Tripp, SD, USA
[13-May-00]

Walk
45°N 100°W
2.3 miles (3.7 km) WSW of Gettysburg, Potter, SD, USA
[04-Feb-04]

Wheelchair
53°N 13°E
1.9 km (1.2 miles) S of Lindow (Mark)-Banzendorf, Brandenburg, Germany
[01-Jan-04]
51°N 14°E
1.2 km (0.7 miles) E of Lohmen-Daube, Sachsen, Germany
[secondary] [26-Aug-01]