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People FeaturesYou are in: Cornwall > People > People Features > The Intrepid Trio  The Intrepid TrioTeam Latitude are circumnavigating the world in a Land Rover Defender studying climate change along the line of 50° North, starting from the Lizard Peninsula, through Europe and into Asia before crossing Canada and returning to the UK. The Somme, Auschwitz, Chernobyl and Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia are just some of the stopping off places for three young men starting their mammouth adventure from Cornwall to drive around the world.  Peter Lovell, Spike Reid and David Smith The trip begins at Goonhilly Earth Station on the Lizard Penisula - the site of the world’s first parabolic satellite communications antenna. Peter Lovell, Spike Reid and David Smith won a bursary from the Royal Geographical Society to study climate change. They decided to circumnavigate the world on Latitude 50, starting from the Lizard and returning in five months time. BBC Radio Cornwall’s Denis Nightingale met the intrepid trio with their specially equipped Landrover at Goonhilly... Help playing audio/video Their trip has a very serious scientific purpose and during their five month drive of over 20,000 miles they are hoping to talking to farmers about the effect of the climate on their work as well as expecting to learn a lot about humanity on the expedition. The three intrepiders will be sending back regular reports to our website, so keep checking this page for updates. Click below for more information on the expedition: The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites last updated: 30/04/2008 at 11:28 SEE ALSOYou are in: Cornwall > People > People Features > The Intrepid Trio |
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