When plotted on a globe, the E-line goes through the immediate areas of some very significant places. One is Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world. Its Tibetan name "Chomolungma" means "Goddess mother of the world".
Crossing the equator, the line goes right through the middle of Australia, and seems to go through the location of Ayers Rock. To the local tribes of Australian aborigines, Ayers Rock is a mount of the gods, totally enveloped in legends and myths. Caves, shelters and other minor features of the Rock are associated with memories of cultural heroes of the Dream Time, and sacred rites continually make this time operative in the present. The first and last rays of the sun seem to set the rock on fire with spectacular colour changes, and even for white Australians a trip there takes on the dimension of a pilgrimage.
The line continues through the southern tip of South Island, New Zealand, then swings north again to go through the area of the famous Lines of Nazca in Peru. Lines run with bullet-like straightness across the pampa for mile after mile, and can only be appreciated properly from the air. A number of patterns and shapes are among the lines, including birds and spiders.
